In Winnipeg, both the Telegram and Free Press supported the disenfranchisement of enemy alien voters to ensure the forces of "justice and democracy" would emerge triumphant from the Dominion Election (Bercuson, 1974). ... For example, when a government study found that $9.48 per week was the minimum requirement to keep a female laundry worker alive in Manitoba, the Canadian Manufacturers" Association strenuously objected to a government proposal to establish a minimum weekly wage of $9.50. ...

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