1. New Political Parties
Looking for a way out

2. Government Reactions King’s five cent speech Early relief acts
Later relief act
Preferential duties with Britain
Bennett’s New Deal
Work Camps

3. Evidence of Discontent
On-to-Ottawa Trek
Bloody Sunday
“Bennett Nouns”
New Political Parties

4. The Communist Party (national)
Treated with extreme suspicion by government
Outlawed (illegal)
Never gained much political popularity

5. The CCF Party (national)
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Farmers’ party
Accused of being a Communist “front”
Led by J.S. Woodsworth
Radical socialist
Liberals adopted many CCF ideas and policies
In 1961 became NDP

6. Social Credit Sought to reform existing economic institutions
Social Credit payments 25$ of “prosperity tickets” to every citizen per month
Won 1935 Alberta provincial in Alberta
“prosperity tickets” ruled unconstitutional, but the SC party stayed in power until the 1960s

7. Union Nationale
Many French Canadians felt that their needs were being forgotten
Led by former conservative, Maurice Duplessis
Blamed English-speaking governments and companies for the depression
Politically very conservative
Did little to alleviate the depression, instead scapegoated and waged “war” with federal government