 Unemployment – many Canadians lost their jobs  Homelessness – many Canadians were evicted from their homes  Crime – as people became desperate, crime.

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 Unemployment – many Canadians lost their jobs  Homelessness – many Canadians were evicted from their homes  Crime – as people became desperate, crime increased  So what did the government do about it?

 He believed it was temporary.  He believed the government should stay out of the economy.  When he was asked why he was giving absolutely no help to anyone, he said that he wouldn’t give a “5 cent piece” to any province with a Tory (Conservative) government.  Result:  King was defeated in the election of  The new Prime Minister was the Conservative, R.B. Bennett. ▪ So what did Bennett do about the Depression?

 Work camps  These were camps for single, unemployed men.  They were usually far away from cities.  The men working here earned 20 cents a day.  Result: ▪ Most relief camps workers were unhappy. ▪ The money they made was so little, they could not have any impact on the economy.

 These are taxes on goods that come from other countries.  The purpose was to make Canadian goods cheaper and easier to sell than foreign goods.  Result:  Other countries increased tariffs on Canadian goods, and our exports declined.  This hurt a lot more than it helped because the Canadian economy depends on exports.

 The government gave poor families assistance of about $10 per month.  This was also called pogey or the dole.  Pogey was not easy to get. Applicants had to  Stand in long lines where they could be seen by everyone.  Publically declare their financial failure.  Swear that they did not own anything valuable.  Prove that they were being evicted from their home.

Results:  All of Bennett’s efforts ended up in failure, and Canada went deeper into recession.  An election was coming up in 1935, so Bennett looked to the USA for examples of how to bring the country out of Depression.  In the USA, President Roosevelt had improved his country’s economy through the “New Deal”.  Bennett’s proposals included: ▪ Minimum wage ▪ Unemployment insurance ▪ Regulation of wheat prices ▪ Old age pensions ▪ Health and accident insurance

 Bennett still lost the election of 1935 to Mackenzie King. Mackenzie King’s slogan during the election was “King or Chaos”.  Mackenzie King’s Plan: ▪ He had no plan! ▪ In 1937, he appointed a Royal Commission to look into solutions for the Depression.