HIST 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Antigonish Movement, Hobo, Xenophobia
19 Apr 2016
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Bank failures followed in us/e; high tariffs to make up for it. A lot of manufactured goods bought from us = higher tariffs. Mining hard hit as well (n on, ns) Destitute blamed for their own plight (lazy) People had to publicly explain to a board/charity that they weren"t able to support their families (not able to have any goods of substantial worth (radios, cars)) Married men get food vouchers w/ restricted use. Liberal party, under king in power during depression. Thought it was just seasonal unemployment & that relief was a municipal responsibility. Labour party leader said that gov should put forth money for relief. King was prepared to give money to liberal provinces, but nothing to conservative supporters. King refused to acknowledge the depression/do anything about it. Bennet (con) = he"ll fix the depression; he was a millionaire and out of touch with what the average person were experiencing, but he was sympathetic.
