William Lyon Mackenzie King's Impact On Canada

Overall Canada's Autonomy was improved socially, economically and politically as Canada become more and more independent and equal to the British Empire. Canada grew Politically as they made decisions for itself and did not rely on Britain to approve of the decisions. Canada grew socially as they created their own broadcasting channel where Canadian artists, singers, and entertainers could be heard. Finally economically where Canada became heavily involved in trade with the United States and broke trade with Britain meaning more resources manufactured and send without tax. The late 20s’ and 30s’ were not only a building place for Canada as a whole but a start for independence freedom and equality for Canada and its citizens.

“Let us be French, let us be english, but most importantly let us be Canadian.” This is a quote by John A. Macdonald from about 150 years ago and he was the first Prime Minister of Canada and had a political career which spanned for almost half a century. He also set a legacy that keeps our country together and united. One of the major events that happened that I will discuss is responsible government because it was a big part of history, was important to the people and it was an executive or Cabinet that would be dependent on the support of an elected assembly. But even before responsible government was created there was a lot of conflict between the British and the French which led to a few important events. These important events had an

The conscription crisis took place in 1944 in Quebec, approximately 5 years after Canada declared war on Germany. Militarism was obviously a main factor for this. After the Italian campaigns and the Normandy invasion, there was desperate need for soldiers. Canada realized that there was hardly enough volunteers willing to fight. Mackenzie King used his last resort which was conscription. Prime Minister Mackenzie King knew that the consequence of this action includes tensions between the English and French Canadians, just as it did in 1917, however it was not as politically damaging. In addition, he knew that a lot of his electoral success came from Quebeckers; specifically, French Canadians. So King introduces a Plebiscite on Conscription.

Canada has had several things that have made it a good country to live in. In the first half of the twentieth century, Canada fought in many battles during the World Wars that had a positive impact on the world. On top of that, there are many Canadians that made notable changes in Canada and the rest of the world. Lastly, Canadians have created technologies that are very important to the way we live today. After looking at these factors, it can be said that Canada is a country that its citizens should be proud of.

Programs such as the Canadian pension plan, universal health care and student loans, all exist because of Lester B. Pearson. Mr. Pearson wanted to help Canadians by introducing programs that would support them both finically and physically. He proposed the pension plan to aide seniors once they retire, a pension plan provides partial income replacements for seniors who retire at the age of 65. This program was very effective hence it still continues to help seniors around Canada today. After the CPP was introduced Canadian seniors received additional income which helped them improve their living conditions, helped them pay for expenses and overall helped them lead a better life after retirement which was a lot considering the living situations during that that time period.

Today, Canada is seen as a multicultural and peaceful nation that has evolved over the course of history. This great nation would never have been possible without the impact that former Prime Minister, Lester B. Pearson left on this country. His achievements and insights profoundly affected and shaped Canada’s nation. First, peacekeeping is an important part of Canada’s heritage and a reflection of its fundamental beliefs that Pearson implemented after dealing with world changing situations and winning a Nobel Prize. Also, his contributions as a liberal leader as well as the flaws and controversy with Diefenbaker did in fact define this country. Lastly, Pearson created the Canadian identity by unveiling the new flag, bringing equality with

“Just watch me”. One of the most popular quotes in all of Canadian history and was said by Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Elliott Trudeau. His legacy, attitude, and work transformed Canada and still continues to do so. Trudeau was the Prime Minister of Canada, from 1968 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1984. Pierre Trudeau changed Canada’s social-political ideology. Canada is now known to be a diverse, multicultural, bilingual and inclusive nation largely as a result of his work. Pierre Elliott Trudeau also believed in an equal Canada for all, he is primarily the one to introduce rights and freedoms to the citizens of Canada. While some view Pierre Trudeau as impulsive, for enforcing the War Measures Act, Trudeau enacted this for the protection of Canadian citizens against radical extremist and his actions were more rational than impulsive for the situation that had suddenly occurred. Pierre Trudeau was one of Canada’s greatest Prime Minister’s, who’s impact fundamentally changed the course of the nation by introducing multiculturalism, for introducing the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and for paradoxically upholding democracy by strong action during the October Crisis.

His deal “promised a more aggressive taxation system, a maximum work week, a minimum wage, closer regulation of working conditions, unemployment insurance, health and accidental insurance, a revised old-age pension, and agricultural support programs” This could have worked but it was a little too late. The next elections were soon and the people did not like him much at all. Therefore, in the elections of 1935, he lost to Mackenzie King of the Liberal (The Canadian Encyclopedia).

The New Deal was made in response to a set of policies by Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) to combat issues caused by the global financial meltdown of 1929, initiated by the Wall Street Crash. This decade long historic financial downturn has been identified as the Great Depression (1929-1939). The New Deal focused on what people refer to as the ‘three R’s’: Relief for the unemployed, Recovery of the economy and Reform so there was not another Great Depression. FDR aimed to help the economy recover and to do this, created the New Deal. His far-reaching vision was to put American’s back to work and fix the economic collapse. It created jobs, establishing public work programs and encouraged

In conclusion, Tommy Douglas is a greatest Canadian because he devoted himself into creating a promising future for Canada. He spared no efforts to improve the living standard for people. During Douglas’s life, he fought for his citizens’ welfare as well as pushed forward some effective social reform which impacted greatly. It is obvious that many policies nowadays can be found a source form Douglas. In addition to introducing Medicare, he also had many contributions which have positive and profound influence on Canada. There is no denying that he is the greatest

In the now days, all creatures have their rights even animals. Black Americans during 20th century did not have any of their rights. But Martin Luther King fought to regain everyone stolen rights. His task was not easy, but he did all his best to stop the racism in the American society. So who Martin Luther King was, and what he did to serve on issue of racial discrimination between black and white Americans? To answer these two general questions shortly, Martin Luther King was a black American, he was one of the most significant honest voices of civil needs movement, and hero of equal rights. Because he chose to end the racialism with principle of nonviolence or peaceful resistance, according to his said "We must learn to live together as brothers or we will perish together as fools". My research will answer these two questions:

The severe economic conditions of the depression brought down and impacted numerous countries including Canada. When Bennett was running for prime minister he had no idea of the economic disasters that would be approaching and was unable to discover or utilize any effective methods to deal with them. During the 1930 election Robert campaigned to combat the aggressive measures of the great depression and when he was elected for the conservative party he immediately distributed $20 million toward helping the unemployed citizens of Canada. Unfortunately, the depression conveyed and produced many problems that no one was capable of adequately handling. Bennett attempted to strengthen Canadian trade by preferential tariffs, but unfortunately it

The fund from employees, employers and the Canadian government was spread to the unemployed and it had managed to cover 42% of total unemployed. In contrast to the Bennett’s, King, here, focused on supporting the unemployed rather than giving them low-waged jobs in a forceful way. With the increased trade with Canada due to the increase in demand but lower price, King was able to achieve the improvements in the employment due to more job opportunities, and this insurance scheme had played a great role in forming the foundation of future unemployment scheme. Therefore, Mackenzie’s policy should be seen as more effective since its method had more public’s support as seen from “King or Chaos” and actually contributed to the stabilisation of the Canadian

Countries and states all over the world have diverse groups of leaders who serve in different parties. The leaders make different political decisions that governs the citizens of the given country or state. Canada has been governed by various leaders among them being John Diefenbaker, who served in the position of prime minister. This essay will provide various information of John Diefenbaker in relation to biography, analysis of the political career and personal evaluation in relation to John Diefenbaker’s leadership.

In 1935, relief camp workers decided to strike in British Columbia to get higher wages and better conditions. Relief camp workers organized a huge “On to Ottawa Trek” to get recognized by the government. Trekkers, the people who were on freight trains, arrived in Regina with a group of over 2000 men. Only 8 people were allowed to go to Ottawa to fight for their dreams. This failed because the government, that was controlled by R.B Bennett thought the people were thieves and liars, which led to the Regina riot. This brung the society together because those involved in the on to Ottawa Trek were not only fighting for themselves but for the rights of others. With over 1500 people, including 300 trekkers, people fought for their rights (Hoogeveen 258). The Great Depression was the main cause for people losing jobs and money. Citizens needed an event to stimulate the end of the Great depression. The On to Ottawa made that possible because it made citizens aware of the conditions in relief camps. Also when the Regina riot was over, a new Prime Minister and unemployment insurance were changed (On to Ottawa: Aftermath N.P.). With this said, it shows that this was the main cause that ended the great depression. Not only the on to Ottawa Trek help end events, the D-Day invasion was a cause for winning World War