... 's. The growth of the population was very low. European Jews who fled Nazi Germany were denied entrance into Canada. In Saskatchewan, the rural population grew faster than its urban population. Henry Jacobson, a 78 year old said," The depression took away my wife, my home, a sector of good land back in Saskatchewan and left me with nothing." 8 The worst area hit was ... in 2 and a half years" 13 The hardest hit area was Saskatchewan "Per capita income fell from $478 in 1929-29 to $135 in 1932 - a 71% decrease" 14 People could not afford to purchase products produced because there was a l...

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