Decade of the Day: The Great Depression

Decade of the Day: The Great Depression

June 22, 2017 2:52 pm EST.

One in six people were on public assistance during the Great Depression in Canada. Today that number is one in sixteen. As we look ahead to Canada 150th birthday, we look back at what we can learn from the dirty thirties.

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