"The Wagner Act" which was established in 1935, changed how labor negotiations were handled and added fair contracts. These contracts were supervised by the workers' unions, but needed an increased size of the federal government. After that, the federal government created social security and gave the unemployed and unemployment compensation. Until 1939, the federal expenditures tripled to 9.7 percent, helping the American economy. (Smiley) There were many trials of the American government to help out but only really drastically changed right before world war two.
In Canada, the federal government refused to tackle unemployment. "There were although monthly relief rates for family of five or more varying from 60 dollars in Calgary to 19 dollars in Halifax." (Struthers) "There was no evidence of starvation but there were many counts of scurvy and other diet deficiencies throughout the decade", which is totally sad. Many single and homeless men were denied aid from local governments. For all the unemployed there was a relief program for families and all unemployed single men were sent packing by relief officers by boxcar to British Columbia. There were also work camps established for single men by Prime Minister Bennett's Government. It was not the end of the world, since the federal government established unemployment relief camps. The pay was twenty cents per day for labour intensive work, basically digging yourself a grave of exhaustion and a grungy lifestyle. There was a riot in Regina where there was one policeman dead dozens injured and 130 men were arrested in Canada's most violent episode of the depression. It is unheard of in today's society since all Canadians are saints and only get angry about hockey strikes or power outages caused by intense snowstorms, which cause people to shovel snow. Oh, such hard times!.
There was a pattern happening in Canada from 1929 to 1933.
