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The Great Depression: Political Figures. Richard Bedford Bennett. July 3, 1870 – June 26, 1947 Elected Prime Minister of Canada in 1930, defeating Mackenzie King. Used many different methods to end the depression, but ended up putting the government in debt, and making things worse.
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Richard Bedford Bennett • July 3, 1870 – June 26, 1947 • Elected Prime Minister of Canada in 1930, defeating Mackenzie King. • Used many different methods to end the depression, but ended up putting the government in debt, and making things worse. • Some examples of his attempts: He set larger tariffs, tried to increase trade with Britain, and set up make-work projects for the unemployed. • He also created the Bank of Canada in 1934 to regulate all chartered banks. • He was defeated by Mackenzie King in the October 1935 elections.
Richard Bedford Bennett A “Bennett Buggy”
William Lyon Mackenzie King • December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950 • Overall, had 6 terms in office. • First voted as Prime Minister in 1921, with Canada’s first minority government. • Defeated by Bennett in 1930,5 years after the King-Byng Affair, when the Governor General Byng refused to dissolve parliament. • He was once again voted for in 1935, when Canada was nearing the end of it’s depression. • Some major points of his time in office: he had a total of 22 years as PM, lead Canada through all of WWII, and created the Trans-Canada Airlines.
J.S. Woodsworth • July 29, 1874 – March 21, 1942 • Creator of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), which is our present day New Democratic Party (NDP) • He was ordained as a Methodist Minister in 1896, following in his father’s footsteps. • During WWI, he showed his objections towards conscription, which later caused him to resign from the church because of it’s support of the war. • He was very involved in the Winnipeg General Strike, leading protest movements. • He was elected Independent Labour Party Member of Parliament for the riding of Winnipeg North in 1921. • He also helped organize the Federated Labour Party of British Columbia.
J.S. Woodsworth Winnipeg General Strike
William Aberhart (Bible Bill) • December 30, 1878 – May 23, 1943 • He was drawn to the Social Credit theories of a British Engineer. • He was a part of the Social Credit Party of Alberta, which won the provincial vote by a landslide. • He was elected Premier,and also held the titles of Attorney General and Minister of Education. • His party didn’t have very much success, but he did create the Alberta Treasury Branches in 1938. • He was succeeded by Ernest C. Manning after his sudden death in 1943.
Maurice Duplessis • April 20, 1890– September 7, 1959 • Founded the Conservative Quebec Union Nationale Party. • He was voted for Quebec Premier in 1936 and again in 1944. • He was Premier for a total of 18 years. • His main focus was to go after union leaders, communists, and Jehovah’s Witnesses. • He created the “Padlock Law”, which stated that it was legal to lock any building allegedly used for communistic purposes. • He put an end to a 39 year Liberal rule in Quebec.
Harry Stevens • December 8, 1878 – June 14, 1973 • He was Bennett’s Minister of Trade and Commerce. • During his research, he was disturbed to find many issues with Canadian businesses. • He coined the term “sweat-shops” when he found that many factories were working their employees in cramped areas for less money. • Bennett then forced him to resign, and he formed the Reconstruction Party in 1935, but was not very successful.
