Responses to the Depression
Produced more than there was a demand for
What is overproduction?
A social party that supported social programs, as well as government ownership of some businesses to assist people in need
What was the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF)?
Illegally riding on trains to look for jobs in different places
What was “Riding the Rods”?
This made Canadian products more expensive and caused the economy to slow down
What are tariffs?
A party that believed in order to ease the depression the government could give people money and encourage them to spend the money
What was the Social Credit Party?
A place for unemployed, single men
What were work camps?
Wheat, Fish, Minerals, Pulp, and Paper
What were some of the products that Canada relied heavily on?
This Prime Minister convinced people that he did not care about them suffering
Who was Mackenzie King?
Government relief payments given to those who had no source of income
What are pogeys?
“Buy now, Pay later”
What was buying on credit?
The Liberal party leader in 1934, who proposed the New Deal for Canada
Who was R.B. Bennett
When men from work camps left, in protest of camp conditions
What was the On to Ottawa Trek?
The stock market crash was not the only cause of the Depression, there was much more that caused it
Was the stock market crash the cause of the Depression?
This Liberal premier was a firm believer in workers rights, and introduced voters to “A Little New Deal”.
Who was Dufferin Pattullo?