Canada Passes Tariffs to Ease the Great Depression
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Trade, Commerce, Labor, Unions, Work, Employment, Depressions, Recessions
- Curriculum: Canadian History
- Geographical Location: Canada
- Date: September 8, 1930
Article abstract: The Canadian government sought relief from the Great Depression by implementing new policies designed to improve the economy and put people back to work.
Summary of Event
On September 8, 1930, the Canadian parliament passed new tariff laws designed to help Canada weather what became the Great Depression. The laws were designed to exclude the importation into Canada of types of articles already being produced domestically, as well as products that Canadians might produce in the future. The 1930 laws by themselves were not critical; they...
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