Protests Against the Depression
On-To-Ottawa Trek
*Men coming from work camps
*Jumping on the freight trains
*Get to Regina and police tell them to get off the train and are moved into an area
*The leaders from the trek are the only ones allowed to go to Ottawa and try to negotiate
*The leaders were not heard by the government
*Back in Regina the RCMP tried to disband the group
*The protesters resisted and 1 man died
Vancouver Riots 1937
*Federal Governement closed relief camps in Vancouver
*Provincial government relief payments
*'Sit - ins' were held at several buildings to protest until complaints were heard
*1600 protesters occupied the Vancouver Art Gallery
*Police used tear gas on protesters at the post
*Men coming from work camps
*Jumping on the freight trains
*Get to Regina and police tell them to get off the train and are moved into an area
*The leaders from the trek are the only ones allowed to go to Ottawa and try to negotiate
*The leaders were not heard by the government
*Back in Regina the RCMP tried to disband the group
*The protesters resisted and 1 man died
Vancouver Riots 1937
*Federal Governement closed relief camps in Vancouver
*Provincial government relief payments
*'Sit - ins' were held at several buildings to protest until complaints were heard
*1600 protesters occupied the Vancouver Art Gallery
*Police used tear gas on protesters at the post
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Summary
The On-to-ottawa trek was at the time the only way that people thought their voices might finally be heard by the government. Also riots in Vancouver have been going on since the beginning of time, from this demonstrating to just this past year when the Canucks lost the stanley cup to the Boston Bruins.