K: We propose that a bust of Tommy Douglas should be placed in the lobby of the Legislative Building in Regina, Saskatchewan. Placing the bust of Tommy Douglas in Regina’s Legislative building is the best place possible, because it will remind everyone- from those who work in the building to those who visit, how much of an impact Tommy Douglas made in Saskatchewan, specifically during the Great Depression.
K: After Tommy Douglas became a priest in 1930, he moved to Weyburn, Saskatchewan.
There, he found that the province had been hit very hard by economic depression.
He soon began to spend a lot of time tending to people’s physical and spiritual needs. Tommy preached on Sundays, and spent the rest of the week running relief programs to help
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This plaque will read, “Tommy Douglas (1904-1986).
During the time of the Great Depression during the 1930’s, Tommy Douglas helped those living, and struggling, in Saskatchewan. He tirelessly ran relief programmes to help the ever growing number of families who needed help, and without him the fate of these families would have been much, much worse. Whether or not you agree with the political views of Tommy Douglas and those political views of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, you must agree that without Tommy Douglas, our very own Saskatchewan ancestors would have had a very different time during the Great
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For students of Saskatchewan, they can know that the man who they are learning about in history class may have helped their family members during the terrible times of the 1930s, and they will also be able to visit the bust of Tommy Douglas to appreciate the social work he did. The students will also be able to keep the memory of him alive for future generations. For the older generations who live in Saskatchewan, their own families may have been helped by Tommy Douglas, making the bust an important part of their lives, and will keep an important memory
...ce of American culture (Harvey), and lastly he welcomed Newfoundland into confederation in 1949 (“Newfoundland History”), which was a large accomplishment because of the failures that many other politicians experienced in trying to do so before.
Pierre Elliot Trudeau was arguably one of the most vivacious and charismatic Prime Ministers Canada has ever seen. He wore capes, dated celebrities and always wore a red rose boutonniere. He looked like a superhero, and often acted like one too. Some of the landmark occurrences in Canadian history all happened during the Trudeau era, such as patriating the constitution, creating the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the 1980 Quebec Referendum. However, it is Trudeau’s 1969 “white paper” and the Calder legal challenge which many consider to be one of his most influential contributions to Canadian history.
Michiel, Horn. The Great Depression of the 1930s in Canada. Ottawa: The Canadian Historical Association, 1984.
On the day of October 29, 1929 the Great Depression had begun. This was due to the worth of the New York stock market falling intensely. The Great Depression was a time when Canadians suffered extraordinary levels of poverty due to unemployment. It shaped Canadian’s political views, and also their views about their country and role of the government. Canadians joined together in various new political parties, labor groups and other organizations that represented detailed regional, economic or political interest. Canadians scrambled through the crisis with a makeshift blend of private and public charity. Private Citizens in wealthier provinces recognized the dilemma of Saskatchewan and sent hundreds of carloads of fruit, vegetables and clothing westward. This showed that Canada is a crew of kind and supportive individuals.
In fact the place of Sir John A. Macdonald in this country was so large & so absorbing that it is almost impossible to conceive that the politics of this country, will continue without him. His loss overwhelms us. (Swainson, 149)
...ments “would not change the urban pattern. But work within it, concentrating growing population in a limited number of places.” The development of Ontario was confirmed to be a success as time went by. This is all thanks to John Grave Simcoe and his legacy will certainly be remembered.
Jumping handcuffed from a third-story window at the Fulton County Pretrial Services in Atlanta, the man who leaped from the window fell head first and died. The 22-year-old man, Tyquan Devoun Richard was going to enter a drug intervention program at the Fulton County Superior Court at 10am when criminal law arrest him for a weapons charge.
... Winning the Second Battle: Canadian Veterans and the Return to Civilian Life, 1915-1930: 197.
Sutherland, Maxwell. “Armstrong, Lawrence.” Dictionary of Canadian Biography, 2. (1969). Accessed 11 November 2013. http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/armstrong_lawrence_2E.html.
The Great Depression was not just a little event in history, hence the word “great”, but a major economical setback that would change Canada, and the world, forever. The word “great” may not mean the same thing it does now; an example of this is the ‘Great’ War. These events were not ‘good’ or ‘accomplishing’ in any way, quite the opposite, but in those times it most likely meant ‘big’. What made it big are many factors, both in the 20’s and 30’s, which can be categorized into three main points: economics, politics and society. With all these events, compressed into ten years, this period of economic hardship of the 1930’s truly deserves the title the “Great Depression”.
I hold my pen in hand to express my feelings of indebtedness towards you Mr. John Abbott. My name is Gabriel Dumont; I am an anti-European metis scholar and Lawyer. Dexterous at what I do, I became the advisor to Louis Riel and one of his closest friends. I was born in Red River between the years 1847-1849 (my exact birth date is unknown). Throughout my youth people found me to be quite intelligent. I was born to the second in command of the metis national committee. My father was an influential man. I studied law in Scotland, becoming one of the élite to my class. In 1865 I returned to my beloved home Red River. I became good friends with a young man named Joseph Clark; he was the man who introduced me to Louis Riel. Promptly Louis and I became fast friends; I was fascinated by Riels intellect and his skills of persuasion. I learned that my father and Louis’ father had been close friends in the past before my father’s unexpected death. In 1869 Riel had become the metis leader just like his father. I am confident that we the metis in Red River did a substantial deed for the thousands of metis scattered across Ruperts land to Assiniboia. By taking over Fort Garry my people and I had sole control of what had belonged to us for thousands of years,...
Canadians had all come to conclusion that the 1920’s were a very optimistic time, from the unexpected yet very positive events that occurred, such as the change in economy, new art forms, and the rapid growth and discovery in health care. Having such an enormous amount of optimism is what makes Canada so strong today.
In the year 1944 Saskatchewan was the first province to elect the first social democratic, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) the party remained as the leaders for four consecutive four-year terms. The government had an interest in science, medicine, agriculture, and technology. This provincial power was one of the first to offer a funded health care system, in 1966 the Canadian federal government used the system created by the CCF. This is important to note because without the support, and accessible funding for research it allowed psychologist like Osmond, and Hoffer to investigate psychedelic psychiatr...
Remembrance Day ceremonies are observed all over the world in many countries, however, Canada has a very specific set of rules and displays that pertain to the commemoration of this remembrance. The national symbols, procedures and mannerisms surrounding Remembrance Day ceremonies are a part of the values that society has placed upon these ceremonies and the act of remembrance itself. To determine the aspects and ideals of war that are remembered and are still a part of social memory, a set of interviews was conducted from people of different generations. The symbols, public monuments and decorum surrounding the public participation in Remembrance Day ceremonies has to be witnessed and then discussed with many different people to gain real