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Ceasefire- World War I officially over
4 years on the front, the war is finally finished. Yet, the men didn't get to go home right away. Soldiers had to stay behind in England at camps. They didn't leave home until 1919. -
Winnipeg General Strike
Winnipeg's Metal and building trade workers walked out of their jobs. Winnipeg had a population 175,000 and out of that number, 30,000 walked of their jobs. The men were striking for a 44 hour working week(down from 60 hours), wage increase, and for the right to join unions(or create)- bargain collectively. -
Riot in Winnipeg
Strike learders pelt stones, bricks, and bottles at "special" on horse-back that were charging the crowd. -
Strike Leaders Arrested
Went to the Penitentiary. -
Bloody Saturday
This clash of the strikers and mounted police came known as Bloody Saturday as the strikers were not happy with their leaders arrests. 2 strikers died and ony 30 injured. -
Men Return to Work
The strike achieved nothing. All of what they demanded was rejected.
Strike leaders were elected to city council and into the federal and provincial governments. -
Vote for Prohibition
(there is no specific date) By 1919, the majority of provinces voted for the banning of alcohol. Soldiers the came home from war drank the days away. Men would abuse their wives and because of no money as the men were spending it on booze, their children would starve.
Prohibition had some success in its early days; drunkness of people dropped 93%, savings went up and the buying of goods increased. -
Men come home from the front
(date incorrect) when men finally came home from the front, only to become disappointed that the government had no plans for the veterans. They came home to no jobs, pensions, or medical care.Wages had only increased 18%, but the cost of living increased nearly 80%( cost of rent,food,clothing..) -
End to Prohibition
(date is incorrect)By 1921, the law of prohibition ended in Canada. Men before hand would buy prescription drugs to get the kick of alcohol as the prescription drugs back then contained half alcohol. Although the law ended, men still had to watch what they consumed as the government issued regulating how much you drink. Prohibition was still going on in the US; Canadians thought this was a great way to make money and so they bootlegged. Men would cross the border and see booze to the USsecretely -
Hockey Night in Canada
(date incorrect) In 1923, commentator Foster Hewitt first broadcasts HNC. -
Drought in the Praires-began in 1928
(date is wrong) in 1928 the drought in the Prairie provinces began. Less precipitation to none. No cold weather. Grasshoppers were breeding more and more as the wet cold weather that controlled them did not occur. Sand storms formed and dust bowles were a major issue as caused by dry conditions. Soil eroded and the production of wheat was 18 bushels an acre to 11. -
Persons Case
(date Incorrect) In 1929, Emily Murphy and 4 other women activists brought the issue to head of women not being considered "persons" under the BNA act. Canada government stated women were not "Persons" so the 5 women brought the case to the British Privy Council which states "to those who ask why the word "Persons" should include females the obvious answer is why should it not." -
Black Tuesday
The stock market crashes. Canada follows suit. -
Over supply of Canada's Important Exports
Even in 1928, there has been an over supply of exports.
The production of the goods workers made was not wanted and there was an over supply, it was harder to pay workers as no money was coming into the business and many workers were layed off. With no jobs came not many consumers for other goods and many companies followed suit. -
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
(date in correct) Informally known as CBC. The Canadian government established CBC in 1932 as the popularity and power of American stations were beginning to force Canada'a station off air. CBC would regulate private broadcasting also be in both french and english content. -
Unemployment Relief Camps
Federal government sets up camps to keep homeless and jobless men from worried communities.
Men in the camps worked 44 hours a week and payed 20 cents a day. They slept in bug invested bunks and recieved terrible food. -
Dionne Quintuplets
As a sign of hope, the only quintuplets to survive were born. Government took away the 5 girls from their poverty-striken parents and made a special hospital for them, displaying them everyday. The government recieved a lot of money from tourists, but as the girls grew up, saw no money and were denied normal lives.