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Agnes MacPhail
Political event.
First women in house of commons.First of 2 women elected to the Ontario legislature. Founding member of ccf -
King Byng Wing Ding
Political event.
The King Byng Wing Ding was a 1926 Canadian constitutional crisis. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King asked Governor General Lord Julian Byng of Vimy to dissolve Parliament but Byng refused. It ended with King winning an eventual election, and no governor general ever again publicly refusing the advice of a prime minister -
Edward Samuel Rogers Sr
Social event.
He revolutionized the home radio-receiver industry throughout the world and founded Rogers Majestic manufacturing company. He had established several broadcasting companies, including station 9RB named for the "Rogers Batteryless" system -
The Persons Case
Social event.
Person's Case is a famous Canadian constitutional case that decided that women were eligible to sit in the Canadian Senate
women now have the right to vote and we're eligible to sit in the Canadian Senate. Before during 1928 the supreme court of Canada ruled that women were not “persons” -
Black Tuesday
Economic event.
Was one of the biggest events to take a toll on the Great Depression. This caused people to lose money and so called many banks to fail resulting in people losing their savings. -
Statute of Westminster
On December 11 1931 the statute was British law clarifying power of Canada's parliament and those of the other commonwealth dominions. It grated Canada and former colonies full legal freedom -
CCF
The ccf created a mixed economy through nationalization of key industries and establishing a welfare state with universal pensions, health and welfare insurance, children's allowances, unemployment insurance, workers' compensation and similar programs. -
Social Credit
Conservative political movement in canada. Which was successful in BC and AL .Advocated the distribution of money or “social credit ”, so the people have enough income to purchase the goods and services. -
Bennett’s New Deal
Bennett deal that promised more progressive taxation, unemployment insurance, health insurance, closer regulation of working conditions and social reforms. Bennett was important because everything he did prolonged the depression making this new deal a fail. -
The dust bowl
The land was worked on so much that it was very fine. Nothing could hold it so the winds picked it up. They called it a dust bowl after black sunday where more than 14 to 38 storms were caused.
