This drawing is relate to the condition of the relief camp that caused by the Canada depression on the thirties. At that time, The federal government decided to create working camps to deal with the growing number of jobless, homeless men. The men worked on building roads, cleaning land, planted trees in return for room, board, medical care and 20 cents a day. (they were paid 1/10 of what an employed labourer would making doing the same work). The condition of the camps are were so bad, the food was lousy, there are no sheets, just blanket and you have nothing to do except working for eight hours a day. They become a focal point for men’s anger then evolve into The On-to-Ottawa Trek. Overly harsh conditions in the camp led to a rebellion. Perhaps a slight adjustment to the quality of life in the camp could have avoided the rebellion. Those men were also willing to keep working, as a buffer against the Great Depression in Canada.
