Could the Canadian government have done more to ease the suffering of Canadians during to the Great Depression

Consequently King 's liberal leadership was ousted by the conservatives with the majority seats led by Richard Bedfort Bennet (Natby , 1972 . He opened more welfare and relief programs initially believing in high spending but later after a budget shortfall in 1932 he had to reduce federal spending . This greatly aggravated the situation leading to more job cuts and cancelled public projects . After failing to recuperate the failing economy his government was defeated and the liberals took over again under King Mackenzie who too again initiated tentative relief programs and reforms that he wished

would see Canada survive through the depression

How US Coped With the Depression

The US was equally hit as their Canadian counterparts with its logging and mining industries being the worst hit . This depression caused major economic and political changes . The then president , Hoover thought that he could allow the depression to take its course believing things would sort themselves out . Later however he changed that , although he believed that he would not simply provide aid directly to the people but was looking into ways that the businesses could cooperate with the government in overcoming the stock market in such an unpredictable economy (Mc Elvaine , R .S , 1993

In the end however , Hoover 's strategy did not work and the US went on to face the depression . Farmers were the worst hit , with the drought later dealing them a hard blow . After taking over the mantle , Roosevelt initiated stringent reforms that would possibly see reducing the effects of the depression . Programs aimed at creating jobs and aid relief to the impoverished masses saw increased spending by the federal governments Financial reforms were to be carried out , minimum prices and wages were set . These reforms were referred to as the First New Deal (Mc Elvaine R .S . 1993...