Canada is better today for the efforts of its labour and social reformers – for the labour it has taken to build the country and for the activism taken to improve it. This book presents a unique overview of Canadian reform history from its roots in the nineteenth century through each decade of the twentieth century. These stories are told through a wide variety of images and perspectives in the primary documents included in this book.

THE CANADIAN HERITAGE COLLECTION explores 20th Century Canadian history through primary source documents. Each volume focuses on a central theme and is organized by decade to show the unique flavour of the period, its appearance and mood, the defining issues and events, and prominent people who shaped it.