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“Is Relief a Permanent Burden?”, The Liberal, 1938

Through several acts, the Canadian government took increasing responsibility for the state of the economy and social welfare throughout the Great Depression. Relief work and direct relief would become the forerunners of the formalized welfare system that we know today.

 

City of Vaughan Archives: MG 12

 

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