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Government Introduced Prohibition
Prohibition is a nation wide ban on importing and exporting liquor within Canada. The governent started prohibition in order to focus more money on to the war effort. This was introduced to during a time of reform, in an effort to combat the evils that were still present in World War 1. -
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Roaring 20s and Dirty 30s
The iconic years between the end of World War 1 and the beginning of World War 2 -
Winnipeg General Strike
A very influential strike in Canadian history. It was started because of unfair or non-existant wages given to workers. Workers in Canada participated in the strike. It was so massive that stores, factories, and even bread deliveries were shut down. -
The Group of Seven First Exhibition
In the turn of the century, art, especially paintings, were starting to change. New artists would change their styles, which influenced a group of painters to form the Group of Seven. They were devoted to creating Canadian inspired art. -
Insulin
Insulin was a drug that saved millions of lives by treating diabetes. It was first discovered by two brilliant Canadian scientists. Testings were first done in May 17 1921 on dogs, and they were successful in reducing blood sugars. -
William Lyon Mackenzie King Elected Prime Minister
William Lyon Mackenzie King became prime minister of Canada on this day. He was a dilligent worker, and he worked hard to shape the image of Canada being a middle power that could fully commit to world order. He led the liberal party for over 29 years. -
Foster Hewitt and Hockey Night
Foster Hewitt, a Canadian radio broadcaster, was called upon to broadcast the first hockey game play by play. No one had ever done this before, and Foster Hewitt seemed to be the man for the job. Foster Hewitt influenced everyone who tuned into hockey night, as they would always hear his iconic voice. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
This was an act passed in Canada where all chinese people besides students, merchants and diploments were banned from entering Canada. This act was allowed to pass because of post war discrimination against former enemy countries. -
The Person's Case
During 1916, Emily Murphy was the first woman to become a judge in the Britsh Empire. She was appointed to an Alberta court. Lawers judged her because she was a woman, and that woman were not regarded as "people". Emily and 4 other friends joined fought for equal rights between men and women, and they eventually won. -
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday was the day when the stock market crashed. This was significant because of the amount of money invested into stocks by Canadians. Not only that, but most paid in credit, which would mean most people would have lost everything they owned, and still was required to pay the banks back. It happened because of the booming economy, and the fact that noone had expected a crash in the stock market. -
Five Cent Speech
This was a famous speech delivered by Wiliam Lyon Mackenzie King, where he stated that he would not give even five cents to a province that was not Liberal, and that social reform and welfare should be dealt with by provinces alone. King was one of the people who beleived that the Great Depression would be solved by waiting it out, and that the economy will recovery by itself. This caused the Liberal party to be voted out of office, and brought in the Conservative party. -
The Statute of Westminster
On this day, the British Parliament passed the Statute of Westminster, which made Canada a self governing country. This would allow Canada to become a fully independant nation. Britain was not allowed to interfer with government affairs in Canada. -
Bennett's New Deal
The New Deal was an idea proposed by a United States president. This was an interesting economic idea during the Great Depression, as he suggested to spend all the goverment's resources instead of saving them. Canadian prime minister R.B. Bennett adopted this idea, suggesting large scale projects such as roads or buildings to allow more jobs. -
On to Ottawa Trek
This was a movement of unemployed workers during the Great Depression. These workers worked for a very low wage in releif camps, and went to Ottawa to protest. The result was the government reconsidering their economic plans, which resulted in welfare and social reforms after the Great Depression. -
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Before this day, Canadian airwaves were filled with American broadcasts. Prime Minister Bennett felt as if a change was needed, so eventually the government started the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commision, which became the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It was created in order to promote Canadian developement, and to prevent the minds of the United States from entering Canadians. -
The St. Louis Incident
The St.Louis was an ocean liner carrying almost one thousand jewsish refugees. These refugees were denied entry to many other countries, and hoped that Canada would take. Canada beleived that jewish people would make poor settlers. A few well known Canadians urged the government to allow the jewish people in, but they still strongly denied it.
