It signaled the beginning of the Great Depression. Canada was one of the hardest hit by the economic crisis. The country relied heavily on its exports. Pulp and paper, wood and wheat represented ...

Eric Del Rosario and his wife came to Canada for the same reason ... that so much uncertainty has placed on his family. “If you call this depression, then, yes, [it is] depression.” ...

Richard (R.B.) Bennett was a tough-talking millionaire whom Canadians turned to as a beacon of hope during the first years of the Great ... Depression-era demonstration. (National Archives of ...