Story of Wartime Controls - NFB

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In Canada, a democracy at war, civilian needs must be reduced. There's less to buy, more to spend. Prices go up. To prevent inflation, a price ceiling is fixed and rationing introduced. Money is needed to win the war. The motto: lend your savings to Canada.

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What, No Beef?

1943 1 min
Providing Goods for You

1944 4 min
The Missus Beats Him to It

1943 1 min
Buying Fever

1943 3 min
Mutual Aid

1944 5 min
Money, Goods and Prices

1945 14 min
If

1942 2 min
How Prices Could Rise

1944 2 min
She Speeds the Victory

1944 1 min
Prices in Wartime

1942 10 min
Curtailment of Civilian Industries

1943 1 min
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In Canada, a democracy at war, civilian needs must be reduced. There's less to buy, more to spend. Prices go up. To prevent inflation, a price ceiling is fixed and rationing introduced. Money is needed to win the war. The motto: lend your savings to Canada.

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Philip Ragan
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Philip Ragan