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Canadian Labour Revolt. The Canadian Labour Revolt was a loosely connected series of strikes, riots, and labour conflicts that took place across Canada between 1918 and 1925, largely organized by the One Big Union (OBU). [1][2] It was caused by a variety of factors including rising costs of living, unemployment, intensity of work, the ...
The October Crisis (French: Crise d'Octobre) was a chain of political events in Canada that started in October 1970 when members of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) kidnapped the provincial Labour Minister Pierre Laporte and British diplomat James Cross from his Montreal residence. These events saw the Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau ...
The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was one of the most famous and influential strikes in Canadian history. [1] For six weeks, May 15 to June 26, more than 30,000 strikers brought economic activity to a standstill in Winnipeg, Manitoba, which at the time was Canada's third largest city. In the short term, the strike ended in arrests, bloodshed ...
1949 – Controversial U.S. labour unionist Hal C. Banks comes to Canada to assist in a labour dispute between rival shipping unions. [37] The Canadian Seamen's Union was red-baited and attacked by Hal C. Banks and others, and replaced by the Seafarers' International Union. By 1950 the Canadian Merchant Navy had no more ships under its control ...
Second, it wanted to maximize trade within Canada and minimize trade with the United States to avoid becoming an economic satellite. The Grand Trunk Railway of Canada linked Toronto and Montreal in 1853. Lines to Portland in Maine (which was ice-free), Michigan and Chicago, were subsequently opened. By 1870 it was the longest railway in the world.
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 ...
Paul C. Weiler. Paul C. Weiler OC (28 January 1939 – 7 July 2021) [1] was the Henry J. Friendly Professor of Law, at Harvard Law School and a widely published expert in labour law, sports law and tort. In 2016, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. [2]
US$122.9 billion (July 2024) [31][32] All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. The economy of Canada is a highly developed mixed economy, [33][34][35] with the world's ninth-largest economy as of 2024, and a nominal GDP of approximately US$ 2.117 trillion. [6] Canada is one of the world's largest trading nations, with a highly ...