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PEOPLE & EVENTS > WORLD AT WAR > On to Ottawa Trek

What? • June 1935: 1000s of men tired of life in B.C. relief camps boarded box cars towards Ottawa to protest against the government • along the way, other trekkers joined them in their quest for clear economic reforms (ie. minimum wages, decent system of unemployment and social insurance) Historical Significance • the trekkers were stopped in Regina by Mounted Police, PM Bennett thought that they were breaking the law and plotting to overthrow his government • a riot broke out, dozens were injured, one killed • their complaints fell on unconcerned ears in the government

On to Ottawa Trek Image Courtesy of CANPIX

Government Relief Camps Image Courtesy of "Hungry Thirties" Relief Camps

Related Links • The On to Ottawa Trek • On to Ottawa Historical Society • Relief and Relief Camps

PEOPLE & EVENTS > TURN OF THE CENTURY > On to Ottawa Trek > REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. When did the "On to Ottawa Trek" occur?
   
   1. October 1927
   2. October 1937
   3. June 1935
   4. June 1940




2. What was the purpose of the trek?
   
   1. to convince the government to give the trekkers jobs and money
   2. to get revenge for conscription in WWI
   3. to obtain clear economic reforms
   4. to overthrow the government and turn Canada into a communist country




3. Where were the trekkers stopped?
   
   1. Calgary
   2. St. Johns
   3. Regina
   4. Montreal




4. What happened when the trekkers were stopped by the Mounted Police?
   
   
   1. a riot broke out
   2. trekkers began giving speeches and other forms of peaceful protest
   3. the police sympathized with them and gave them food and money
   4. the police took the trekkers on to their horses and brought them to Ottawa

PAGE DEVELOPED BY: Miss Chong's Class: Kelly Lo, 2002