... agricultural goods was devastating to the Canadian economy but the weather and plagues upon the prairie farms made caused devastation to the prairies. The weather in the prairies greatly contributed to the disastrous effects, which took place upon western Canada during the 1930's. The prairies suffered a terrible drought in 1929 and it lasted 10 insufferable years. The once, lush fields dried up and the crops burned in the sun. Furthermore, high temperatures, blizzards ... many Canadians and it changed the political face of a nation. Throughout the 1930's, the Great Depression brought t...

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... more significant in leaving a legacy than that of Chrétien's. The ultimate high point of Pierre Trudeau's career came on the morning of April 17, 1982, when Queen Elizabeth II made her mark on the Constitution Act finally gaining Canada the independence they had longed for. The Constitution Act quickly became one of the most critical moments in Canadian history, having achieved nationhood without revolution, rebellion, or ... been fodder for political types ever since he said he was retiring as Prime Minister. But after a decade in the top job, a new poll finds many Canadians cannot nam...

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... , also known as "Black Tuesday" , was the day the stock markets in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver and the grain trade in Winnipeg came to a crashing end. The failed markets not only hampered Canadians but they also took their toll on the rest of the world. In addition to the Canadian "Black Tuesday" another infamous day in history known as "Black Thursday" was the day the American markets began their downward spiral ... . This crash was devastating to Canadian farmers as the United States government began implementing tariffs to protect their own farmers and industries. Those tariffs wer...

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