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Alchohol is banned
The Canadian government decides that prohibiting the use of alcohol is going to help the war effort greatly. Many organizations across Canada agree so Prohibition is put into place. -
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Spanish Flu
As World War 1 came to an end, the soldiers were returning home. In all this movement, a virus started spreading across western Europe. Nations would try to stifle or hide the sheer amount of people affected, but only neutral Spain would not shy away from the numbers. Hence, the nickname the "Spanish Flu" was dubbed. The Canadian Government's response in the country was similar to the one taken during the CO VID-19 pandemic. -
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Jazz Age
A time period in the Roaring 20s when Jazz music, especially fast jazz became popular because of the dancing styles and overall lifestyle that came along with it. -
Beginning of The Winnipeg General Strike
The workers at Winnipeg felt that they were not being treated fairly. So they decided to band together and came to a conclusion to fight for 3 universal reasons: Decent pay, 8-hour workdays, and the right to bargain for better working conditions. As a form of protest, these workers formed a Union and walked off their jobs in massive groups. This gave way to a universal strike in all of Winnipeg and other parts of Canada. -
Bloody Saturday
A parade, which is illegal, had gathered to protest the arrest of strike leaders on June 21st. Many spectators had gathered to watch the commotion as well. The Mayor got spooked and called for the Royal North-West Mounted Police to handle the situation. The parade then turned violent when strikers refused to back down and the police opened fire on the crowd. One person was killed, thirty people were injured, and hundreds of people were arrested. -
End of The Winnipeg General Strike
After the arresting of many people on Bloody Saturday, workers returned to their posts and the strike was declared over. -
The Group of Seven
After receiving many negative responses regarding their artwork, seven painters decided to band together and show Canada in a new light. They depicted the natural and the architectural beauty of Canada and with their work, influenced many artists to come. Their names were: J.E.H. MacDonald, Frank Johnston, Franklin Carmichael, A.Y. Jackson, Arthur Lismer, Fred Varley, and Lawren Harris. -
Nobel Prize to the Discoverer of Insulin
Frederick Banting and his team of scientists at the University of Toronto developed and researched Insulin as an effective treatment for diabetes patients. -
The Plug-In Radio
Edward "Ted" Rogers invented the sleek and modernized plug-in radio that doesn't make as much noise as the old and clunky radios. This radio could be plugged into an outlet in your house and then tuned to play the radio station you desire. At the time, the item sold for $150 in stores. -
The Persons Case
In August of 1927, the leaders of the Suffragettes (Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Henrietta Edwards, Irene Parlby, Emily Murphy) challenged the government over the meaning of "persons." Though the Canadian Supreme Court ruled that women were not persons, in 1928, the Privy Court of Britain overruled that statement by stating that they do qualify as persons. Credit for picture: stefanibekarovska -
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The Great Depression
A period of economic and social struggle for the world. Canadian industries were affected by major droughts, and their dependency on the U.S. for trading backfired on them when the American economy took a downturn as well. Canada did not recover from the Depression until World War 2 forced the money to start circulating again, rejuvenating the economy. -
Black Tuesday
After many years of a sick economy, the stock market crashed on October 29, 1929. Many people lost their money and assets and the world dove into poverty. Though not the cause of it, the stock market crash signalled the start of the Great Depression. -
"5-cent Speech"
During the 1930 election, Mackenzie King gave a speech to promote his campaign. The election mostly revolved around who could fix the economy. On this day, King made a speech and said a statement along the lines of, "I will not give even five cents to provincial governments. I think this issue will resolve itself in a year or two." This disappointed the voting crowd and caused him to lose the election to billionaire R.B. Bennett. -
The Canadian New Deal
Inspired by U.S. President F.D.R.'s New Deal Program, R.B. Bennett introduced one of his own. His plan included establishing unemployment & social insurance reliefs, a set minimum wage, limited hours per week, guaranteeing the fair treatment of employees, & control of prices to stop unfair profits off products. The plan in theory could have worked if Bennett hadn't raised tariffs on international goods. -
CRBC (CBC)
In 1933, the government created the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission (CRBC) which became the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in 1936. This corporation was created in an effort to counteract the American domination of the radio channels and to encourage the development of Canadian programs.