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| Between the Wars - The Dirty Thirties and the Depression Years |
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| Facts About the Regina Riot Spark: Relief camp workers in B.C. strike April 4, 1935, demanding better living conditions and wages. Trek: About 1,000 strikers leave Vancouver for Ottawa on June 3, 1935, to pressure federal government. Leader: Arthur Evans, Communist party member and union organizer. Regina: Prime Minister R.B. Bennett orders trek stopped in Regina where it has grown to 2,000 men. Riot: On July 1, 1935, police charged a crowd of about 1,500 gathered to hear a speech by trek leaders. Casualties: One policeman killed, 17 people shot and over 100 injured. Quote: "I will crush the communists under the iron heel of ruthlessness." - R.B. Bennett |
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| Prime Minister R.B. Bennett was in office during the depression years. He didn't always please everyone with his decisions, though. |
| These men are on their way to Ottawa from places between Vancouver, B.C. to Regina, Saskatchewan. They are ready to fight for their beliefs and to accomplish their goals peacefully. |
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| The riot started out as a peaceful protest to the working conditions, etc. in factories. But the government sent in police, with weapons and clubs, making it a lot more dangerous. |
| The 1930's was the time of the worst depression anyone had ever seen. Hundreds of people were out of jobs, prices for everything skyrocketed and so it was called, The Great Depression. Little did they know, though, that there was more to come. The Second World War was on its way. |