"Five Cent" Speech
When was the "Five Cent" Speech delivered?
1930
Where was the "New Deal" announced on?
A series of radio broadcasting
How much were men paid in the work camps?
20 cents per day
Where and when was the Cooperative Commonweath Federation formed?
In the West, 1932
When did this event take place?
1935
Who delivered the "Five Cent" Speech?
Mackenzie King
Why was Bennett a target?
Men were becoming jobless and homeless
How many men were in these work camps?
Over 170,000 men
When was the commission reported?
May 3, 1940
What was the event?
A protest to complain to Prime Minister Bennett
Which party was in power during the "Five Cent" Speech?
Liberals
When did Bennett lose the election?
1935
What was the work camps for and what did they do?
Unemployed men that do physical labor in exchange for a room and food.
In August 1937, what did the federal government create?
The Royal Commission on Dominion-Provincial
How long did this protest last?
From June 3 - July 1
During the speech what was mentioned?
Social welfare was the responsibility of the provinces.
What was being advocated in Ontario and the West?
Unemployment and health insurance, farming price supports and public housing
When was the work camps closed?
June 1936
Ontario Chief Justice N.W. Rowell was replaced by?
Professor Joseph Sirois
What was the situation of the protest?
Residents of the Federal Unemployment Relief Camps went on strike and traveled by train to protest about the poor conditions in the camps.
What was the point of the "Five Cent" Speech?
They weren't getting anything from the Federal Government, not even Five Cents.
What did Bennett's reforms promise?
A more progressive taxation system, a maximum work week, a minimum wage, closer regulation of working conditions, unemployment insurance, health and accident insurance, a revised old-age pension and agricultural support programs
Why did the work camps shut down?
Strikers failing to change camp policy, reasonable work and wages.
Who established the Rowell-Sirois Commision?
Mackenzie King
What happened after this event?
Mackenzie King defeated Bennett and changed the promises for radical reforms.