On-to-Ottawa Trek

The On-to-Ottawa Trek was a protest movement in Canada during the Great Depression by the poor and unemployed. Its goal was to march from the impoverished prairies to the capital city of Ottawa. The protest was halted, however, before it could reach the capital.

External links:

The Trekkers of the "On to Ottawa March" (http://collections.ic.gc.ca/regina/cat2_people5.htm)
The On-to-Ottawa Trek (http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/calgary/onottawa.html)
The On to Ottawa Trek (http://www.workingtv.com/oto/otohome.html)
On to Ottawa Historical Society (http://www.ontoottawa.ca/home.html)

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