The great depression, a time that was hard for almost all Canadian citizens. A time where Canadians looked towards there government for some form of decisive action that would end the great depression but unfortunately, Canadians only received relief efforts and attempts at protecting our economy both of which where horrible inadequate. As a result, Canadians during this time faced a series of hardships which worsened the human condition.
The conditions suffered by the middle class citizen during the depression where significantly less then desirable. Most people had little to nothing.
Single men where forced to live on the streets and sleep in jails or go to a relief camp, the average middle class citizen lost all savings and many had possessions repossessed, as the following quote illustrates, " One man, now trying to support a wife and three kids on wages that in august average $15.00 to 18.00 for 52 hours had lost his house, a building lot which he had invested, a 15 year endowment policy and about $800 of savings."
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Great Depression Food LineMiddle class and poor people during the great depression where so poor that they had to barter their children for food, " . However, for a person with money, the great depression was the best time to be alive, everything was dirt cheap because of the oversupply and under demanded. But, however great there difference in capitals where, middle and upper class citizens still had a yearning, to an extent, for the governmental administration to some how end the depression which the masses where suffering through.
The relief camps which where run by the Canadian federal government during the 1930's in no way served to better the fallen economical state so much as it served to further depresses the human sprit. They where treated as cheap labor...