Was an international socio-economic problem that affected Canada greatly.
- As a result 20% were reliant on government relief (footnote2) and there were much more people unemployed Canada’s exporting was affected very greatly, resulting in the Canadian economy plummeting
- The prairies were especially affected, as there were also drought and pests to interfere with crop production.
- Some groups suffered more from the depression such as farmers and those who were unemployed.
- Due to the poor conditions during the depression, the immigration rate went down and emigration rate went up
- The government provided very little help to those suffering from the great depression
- Firstly, they believed that their original economic plan: “that a balanced …show more content…
- Instead they got relief camps which didn’t make the situation much better.
- In the relief camps they did gruelling physical work for basic needs and 20 cents
- However, the quality of life was still very poor and the camps did not fare well with the citizens; they were of very little help.
- The citizens protested against the camps, they held strikes for the government to address the main problem: which was the substandard work conditions and pay. They believed that the government was not doing enough to address this issue.
- As a result of these factors, it took many years until the government took important actions. (it took until 1940 for the federal government to implement employment insurance, and 1942 for the unemployment rate to return to normal).
In conclusion, according to this source, the flawed economic plan of the government, as well as the government’s lack of motivation to deal with the primary issue at hand (better work conditions and higher wages) were what prevented proper relief from being provided during the great
- As a result 20% were reliant on government relief (footnote2) and there were much more people unemployed Canada’s exporting was affected very greatly, resulting in the Canadian economy plummeting
- The prairies were especially affected, as there were also drought and pests to interfere with crop production.
- Some groups suffered more from the depression such as farmers and those who were unemployed.
- Due to the poor conditions during the depression, the immigration rate went down and emigration rate went up
- The government provided very little help to those suffering from the great depression
- Firstly, they believed that their original economic plan: “that a balanced …show more content…
- Instead they got relief camps which didn’t make the situation much better.
- In the relief camps they did gruelling physical work for basic needs and 20 cents
- However, the quality of life was still very poor and the camps did not fare well with the citizens; they were of very little help.
- The citizens protested against the camps, they held strikes for the government to address the main problem: which was the substandard work conditions and pay. They believed that the government was not doing enough to address this issue.
- As a result of these factors, it took many years until the government took important actions. (it took until 1940 for the federal government to implement employment insurance, and 1942 for the unemployment rate to return to normal).
In conclusion, according to this source, the flawed economic plan of the government, as well as the government’s lack of motivation to deal with the primary issue at hand (better work conditions and higher wages) were what prevented proper relief from being provided during the great