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    R.B. Bennett created relief camps in 1936 to address widespread poverty and homelessness during the Great Depression. The camps provided single, unemployed men with three meals per day, clothes, and $0.20 daily wages for 44-hour work weeks doing manual labor like digging ditches. Conditions in the camps were poor and did not solve the underlying issues of poverty. In 1935, workers from the relief camps went on strike and traveled to Ottawa by rail to protest their living conditions, known as the "Trekkers." The Canadian government was reluctant to address their concerns, and a riot broke out when Royal Canadian Mounted Police prevented the Trekkers from leaving Regina, resulting in 120 arrests. Bennett lost the 1935

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    R.B. Bennett created relief camps in 1936 to address widespread poverty and homelessness during the Great Depression. The camps provided single, unemployed men with three meals per day, clothes, and $0.20 daily wages for 44-hour work weeks doing manual labor like digging ditches. Conditions in the camps were poor and did not solve the underlying issues of poverty. In 1935, workers from the relief camps went on strike and traveled to Ottawa by rail to protest their living conditions, known as the "Trekkers." The Canadian government was reluctant to address their concerns, and a riot broke out when Royal Canadian Mounted Police prevented the Trekkers from leaving Regina, resulting in 120 arrests. Bennett lost the 1935

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    2-8 chc2d - The On To Ottawa Trek

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    R.B. Bennett created relief camps in 1936 to address widespread poverty and homelessness during the Great Depression. The camps provided single, unemployed men with three meals per day, clothes, and $0.20 daily wages for 44-hour work weeks doing manual labor like digging ditches. Conditions in the camps were poor and did not solve the underlying issues of poverty. In 1935, workers from the relief camps went on strike and traveled to Ottawa by rail to protest their living conditions, known as the "Trekkers." The Canadian government was reluctant to address their concerns, and a riot broke out when Royal Canadian Mounted Police prevented the Trekkers from leaving Regina, resulting in 120 arrests. Bennett lost the 1935

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    19/04/2012

    CHC2D 1920s and 1930s

    
    
    
    

    1936- R.B. Bennett creates relief camps to


    deal with the massive poverty and
    homelessness
    Single, unemployed, homeless men only
    3 meals a day, clothes, 20 cents/day wage
    Cook makes $3/day
    44 hour weeks- digging ditches, moving dirt,
    etc.

    One piece of false information on the


    previous slide. Which one?

    What would be your reaction if you lived in


    the camps? Are you happy? Why?

    19/04/2012

    Conditions were poor


    Didnt solve poverty- just housed and fed the
    poor
     People in camps became restless
    
    

    April 1935- workers from relief camps went


    on strike
     Traveled to Ottawa to protest poor
    conditions
     Riding the Rails
     Government officials traveled to Regina to
    meet them June 17
    

    Why wouldnt you want the Trekkers to go all


    the way to Ottawa?
     Put it in a historical context
    

    Government didnt listen


    RCMP prevented Trekkers from leaving
    Regina
     Huge riot- 120 arrested
    
    

    Bennett lost in the 1935 election


    Key idea: the poor need to be looked after
    better
     Social reforms- employment insurance,
    welfare, etc.
    
    

    19/04/2012

    Write a letter to R.B. Bennett from the relief


    camps
     Explain the issues youve been facing. Be sure
    to cover
    

     Your life in the 1920s


     Life during the depression
     Relief Camps

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