[:en] 1935 – 1938 Alliances and Protests RESPONDING TO THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1935 – 1939 THE POPULAR FRONT The Workers’ Unity League is dissolved. Communists begin the Popular Front to build alliances with all organizations opposed to fascism. It lasts until 1939 and the onset of the Second World War. 1935 LUMBER AND SAWMILL UNION Read More

[:en] 1939 – 1945 The Second World War FAR REACHING CHANGE 1939 ONSET OF WAR On September 1, 1939, Germany invades Poland. Britain and France declare war. On September 10, 1939 Canada declares war on Germany. The war propels Canada out of the depression and irrevocable changes the country. 1939-1945 LABOUR CHALLENGES AND CHANGE The Read More

[:en] 1946 – 1962 Post-War Changes POLITICAL AND SOCIAL TRANSITIONS 1951-1970 THE THIRD WAVE OF FINNISH IMMIGRATION Over 20,000 Finnish immigrants arrive in Canada because of the employment opportunities, economic instability in Finland, and fears of conflict in Europe. 1960 RISE OF THE NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY In 1961, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the Canadian Read More