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This illustration and comic recently appeared in Prairie Dog Magazine in Regina.
For those unfamiliar, the Regina Riot was the violent climax to the 1935 On-To-Ottawa Trek. Thousands of unemployed Canadian men had to labour for pennies in work camps during the Great Depression. Due to the desperate conditions, the men organized and decided to take their case to the Prime Minister in Ottawa.
More information can be found on the On To Ottawa Historical Society website, or in the Prairie Dog coverage of the 75th anniversary of my hometown’s claim to infamy.
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