Dec 13 Chapter 12 Notes (DI)

Group 1: James, Jhomar and Kimberly

Canadian Life In The 1950s

By the 1950s in Canada most people could afford to purchase a television;
-In 1952, the first Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was established, CBC;
-CBC is still in existence today and is located in Toronto, on Front St;
-CBC broadcasting is over 50 years old;

Major Inventions or Trends During the 1950s
Antibiotics
A National Telephone System
The Helicopter
Rock N Roll

The Baby Boom influenced the mass public education system in Canada especially in regions like Toronto and also jobs.

Group 2: Ksenia, Machalia and Jahir

Canadian Politics in the 1950s

Louis St. Laurent became Prime Minister in 1948 and the liberal party won the elections.

The Liberal government during this time spent money on things such as the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Trans Canada pipeline;

-American money helped Canada finance these other projects.

There was a pipline debate which was bad for the Liberal Party

Conservative Party had been in power since 1935

John Diefenbaker became prime minister after the 1957 election.

Group 3-Anthony T and Matthew N

John Diefenbaker

JD lead the conservatives to a minority Government from 1957 to 1958;

-In the election of 1958 JD impressed Canadians with his promises and his powerful speeches;

-The conservatives recieved the largest majority ever given to a Canadian Prime Minister;

-When JD was in office the Canadian bill of rights was passed  to formerly recognize the rights enjoyed to all people living in Canada;

-JD helped western farmers by selling large amounts of wheat to China and the Soviet Union;

-JD also was known in history for scrapping the Avro Arrow Project that was developed and built by Canadians;

-During the years under JD's leadership Canada experienced increased unemployment and the Canadian economy began to slow down;