"Hey Mom! Why Haven't You Sent in That Form?"
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Life on the Homefront: Family Allowances
In August 1943 the National War Labour Board recommended that the
government start to pay out family allowances if it could not remove
the freeze on incomes for low wage earners ( see Wage and
Price Controls ). The Department of Finance agreed, already foreseeing an
end to the war and thinking that, with assistance to families in
this form, there would be no need for large low-rental housing
projects after the war. The Cabinet also came aboard: ministers
believed that allowances would enable consumers to buy goods and
services and ward off a post-war economic slump. When the idea was introduced in the House of Commons, some
opposition Progressive Conservatives attacked it as a bribe to
Quebec, where many of the biggest families lived. Conservative
Premier George Drew of Ontario referred to Quebec as "one
isolationist province," turned in on itself, which would dominate
Canada's future. This made people think that the Conservatives were
against social welfare and against Quebec, an image which helped to
defeat them in the federal election in June 1945 ( see Politics and Government ). The family allowances, the "baby bonus" as it was nicknamed, began
on July 1, 1945. The allowance was paid to the mother in each family.
Because the Quebec provincial government insisted, the family
allowance was paid to fathers there. Related Newspaper Articles
English Articles
- 180,000,000 Family Bonus a Fantastic Proposal
The Toronto Telegram, 17/09/1943
- Fear of Inflation Reason Family Allowance Studied
The Hamilton Spectator, 18/09/1943
- The Justness of Family Allowances
The Toronto Daily Star, 27/09/1943
- Making Quebec Safe for Liberals
The Globe And Mail, 08/06/1944
- Diefenbaker and Green Will Vote for Allowances
The Toronto Daily Star, 28/07/1944
- Unanimous Support Granted Allowances Bill in Commons
The Hamilton Spectator, 29/07/1944
- Fears moronic children sequel to baby bonus
The Globe And Mail, 16/03/1945
- Fears Moronic Children Sequel to Baby Bonus
The Globe And Mail, 16/03/1945
- What ! Another Form! (Advertisement)
The Globe And Mail, 17/03/1945
- Hey Mom! Why Haven't You Sent in That Form? (Advertisement)
The Hamilton Spectator, 28/03/1945
- Halt Payments For 21,769 : Complaints Of Misuse Also Probed
The Hamilton Spectator, 03/12/1948
French Articles
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Allocations familiales
Le Devoir, 18/01/1940
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Les allocations aux familles des militaires
Le Devoir, 16/10/1941
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Pour les allocations familiales
Le Devoir, 05/06/1943
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Où prendre les allocations familiales?
Le Devoir, 04/11/1943
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Les ouvriers pourront payer des allocations familiales
Le Devoir, 09/06/1943
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Les allocations familiales
Le Devoir, 18/07/1944
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Lettre d'Ottawa. Le débat sur les allocations familiales
Le Devoir, 26/07/1944
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Lettre d'Ottawa. Le débat sur les allocations familiales
Le Devoir, 27/07/1944
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M. Godbout trouve antisociale une clause des allocations familiales
Le Devoir, 03/08/1944
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Au Sénat. Le début sur les allocations familiales
Le Devoir, 05/08/1944
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M. Drew et les allocations familiales
Le Devoir, 10/08/1944
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Le Sénat approuve la loi des allocation
Le Devoir, 10/08/1944
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Les allocations familiales
Le Devoir, 12/08/1944
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Grave problème. Les allocations familiales à Ottawa
Le Devoir, 09/09/1944
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M. Duplessis et les allocations familiales
Le Devoir, 03/10/1944
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Déclaration de M. Ilsley sur les allocations familiales
Le Devoir, 20/04/1945
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Les allocations familiales
Le Devoir, 02/05/1945
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La session provinciale. M. Duplessis et les allocations familiales
Le Devoir, 03/05/1945
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Les allocations familiales
Le Devoir, 14/05/1945
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Les allocations sont distribuées injustement
Le Devoir, 02/06/1945
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