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At the Depression, the provincial and municipal governments were already in debt after an expansion of infrastructure and education during the 1920s. It thus fell to the federal government to try to improve the economy. When the Depression began Mackenzie King was Prime Minister. He believed that the crisis would pass, refused to provide ...
Post-vacation blues (Canada and US), post-holiday blues (UK, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries) or post-travel depression (PTD) is a type of mood that persons returning home from a long trip (usually a vacation) may experience.
Aksel Sandemose and Canada: a Scandinavian writer's perception of the Canadian Prairies in the 1920s (2005) online; Siegfried, André. Canada (1937) wide ranging survey of politics, economics and society. online; Srigley, Katrina. Breadwinning Daughters: Young Working Women in a Depression-era City, 1929-1939 (U of Toronto Press, 2010). Strong ...
The government of Canada was aware of unrest due to the Depression and feared that lack of economic opportunity might turn the mostly single unemployed men to communism or to communist ideas. These fears, coupled with pre-existing fears that pre-dated the Depression, encouraged the federal government to outlaw the Communist Party of Canada in ...
Canada's economy at the time was just starting to industrialize primary industries (agriculture, fishing, mining and logging) to manufacturing. Exports and prices of raw materials plunged, and employment, prices and profits fell in every sector. Canada was the worst-hit (after the United States) because of its economic position.
October 29 – The crash of the New York Stock Exchange marks the beginning of the Great Depression; October 30 – Ontario election: Howard Ferguson's Conservatives win a third consecutive majority; November 13 – A second stock market crash hits Canada.
Pages in category "Great Depression in Canada" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Canada Flag Coat of arms Motto: A mari usque ad mare (Latin) "From Sea to Sea" Anthem: "O Canada" Royal anthem: "God Save the King" Capital Ottawa 45°24′N 75°40′W / 45.400°N 75.667°W / 45.400; -75.667 Largest city Toronto Official languages English French Demonym(s) Canadian Government Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy • Monarch Charles III • Governor ...