purvis commission
unemployment is a federal concern
recommend 20 mil spent on unemployment
king sent this commission
king disagrees and spends only 1 mil
rowell sirois commission
confirms unemployment is federal concern
king sent it out
provinces responsible for payment but feds give out money
known as transfer payments
cbc 1936
became more independent from gov and politically neutral
what did bennett do
relief camp
asked other countries to lower their tariffs
new deal
keynesian economics progressive tax insurances welfare min wage
deficit spending
save when things are going well