Article Continued Below“They all took form as a result of the events that took place in the First World War, and we live with them still. Both the income tax and veterans’ support would foreshadow the federal government’s eventual and long-standing role in providing various social services and benefits to Canadians. “And income tax gave government the funds that allowed it to expand more fully in the social-welfare direction. So income tax in that sense was a very progressive reform and made possible what came afterwards.” Another side effect of the war was the rapid industrialization of Canada’s economy. “It was a war that nearly broke us as we were stepping out onto the world stage.

Source: thestar November 04, 2018 18:00 UTC