Excerpt from The Canadian Railroader, Vol. 2: Official Organ of Fifth Sunday Meeting Association of Canada; April 17th, 1920
The. Increase in the cost of living in Canada since 1914 has been, roughly and on conservative estimate, 112 per cent. In the case of some important staples like bread, sugar, milk, butter and bacon, the increase has varied from 120 to 350 per cent.
The Gazette harps on the vicious circle as being of labor’s own creation. But. How many occupations can the Gazette name in which the workers have received wage increases totalling 112 per cent. Since 1914?
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