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2 months ago |
uniter.ca | Scott Price
In the previous “People’s history of Winnipeg” column, I wrote about the dramatic events of the Battle at Old Market Square in June of 1935, where members of the fascist Canadian Nationalist Party attempted to stage a rally at Market Square. They were met with a much larger counter force made up of Communists, members of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the Jewish community, fighting back the Canadian Nationalist Party, who never recovered from the rout.
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Feb 6, 2025 |
uniter.ca | Scott Price
The 1930s in Canada was a time of great social and political problems, with the Great Depression wreaking havoc. Many were thrust into unemployment, and with no social safety net, governments were either indifferent or incapable of dealing with the mass economic and social upheavals. This proved to be fertile ground for homegrown fascist movements to pop up around Canada.
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Jan 9, 2025 |
uniter.ca | Scott Price
Last March, Winnipeg city council made the decision to take down the barricades that have barred pedestrians from crossing Portage and Main since 1976. The decision was made for financial reasons, as the membrane that keeps water out of the underground concourse was leaky and would have cost $73 million to repair and disrupted traffic for five years. For the people who supported and campaigned for the barricades’ removal during the 2018 civic election, this seems like a vindication.
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Nov 7, 2024 |
uniter.ca | Scott Price
In the Winnipeg Tribune on May 9, 1911 an ad appeared for a “model suburb” called Morse Place. It was advertised as a place where “some of the highest class of ambitious, enthusiastic mechanics and wage-earners are acquiring their own homes.”The ad describes Morse Place as a “garden spot” with good neighbours who were mostly English, Scottish and Canadian.
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Oct 3, 2024 |
uniter.ca | Scott Price
The previous column of A people’s history of Winnipeg outlined how the early parts of the 20th century saw several types of suburbs emerge as cities grew in Canada. The growth in Canadian cities was immense, as were the social, economic and political changes. Winnipeg had two large population booms from 1881-91 and from 1901-11. In this period, several types of suburbs emerged.
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