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In British English, unemployment benefits are also colloquially referred to as "the dole"; [1] [2] receiving benefits is informally called "being on the dole". [3] " Dole" here is an archaic expression meaning "one's allotted portion", from the synonymous Old English word dāl . [ 4 ]
Dole-branded pineapples. Dole plc (previously named Dole Food Company and Standard Fruit Company) is an Irish - American agricultural multinational corporation headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The company is among the world's largest producers of fruit and vegetables, operating with 38,500 full-time and seasonal employees who supply some 300 ...
Social programs in Canada (French: programmes sociaux) include all Canadian government programs designed to give assistance to citizens outside of what the market provides. The Canadian social safety net includes a broad spectrum of programs, many of which are run by the provinces and territories .
August 1940 – The first compulsory national unemployment insurance system in Canada is introduced; it comes into operation in July 1941. [33] 1944 – Tommy Douglas's CCF elected government in Saskatchewan. The CCF/NDP would govern that province 1944–1964, 1971–1982, 1991–2007. 1945 – Ford strike of 1945
After the win, Bush stated that his campaign was full of momentum, or "the Big Mo", [100] and Reagan reorganized his campaign. [101] Partly in response to the Bush campaign's frequent questioning of Reagan's age (Reagan turned 69 in 1980), the Reagan campaign stepped up attacks on Bush, painting him as an elitist who was not truly committed to ...
Canada: A People's History is a 17-episode, 32-hour documentary television series on the history of Canada. It first aired on CBC Television from October 2000 to November 2001. [ 1 ] The production was an unusually large project for the national network, especially during budget cutbacks.
Work for the Dole. Work for the Dole is an Australian Government program that is a form of workfare, or work-based welfare. It was first permanently enacted in 1998, having been trialled in 1997. It is one means by which job seekers can satisfy the "mutual obligation requirements" to receive the Newstart Allowance, now replaced by the JobSeeker ...
Great Depression in Canada. A Montreal soup kitchen in 1931. The worldwide Great Depression of the early 1930s was a social and economic shock that left millions of Canadians unemployed, hungry and often homeless. Few countries were affected as severely as Canada during what became known as the "Dirty Thirties", due to Canada's heavy dependence ...