Friday 10 April 2015
Canada during the depression
The great depression hit Canada hard. Leaving millions of Canadians unemployed, hungry, and without a place to live. With millions unemployed they had no source of income. This meant they couldn't afford food and couldn't pay rent for there houses. All the beautiful cars and houses they had they had to sell to try and support there family's. The Government set up soup kitchen's for people to eat. It cost no money but they would make you work for your food by digging a hole and filling it back in. Without a place to live and no transportation they would rely on the railways for a place of transportation and somewhere to sleep.
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I agree that the depression hit Canada hard, and you are right in saying they lost their cars and houses, but the way they had to give them up is faulty.
ReplyDeleteCanadians couldn't sell their cars or houses because no one else could afford to buy them. They either just put the cars up on blocks, or they took the engines out and hooked them up to horses (Bennett Buggies). Because people couldn't afford their mortgage or rent, many families just walked away from their homes.