“…The overall objective was to "restore and maintain the physical condition and morale of these men... in return for a measure of work on undertakings to the general advantage of Canada" (Department of National Defense, 1937: 1). Relief workers were paid 20 cents per day, which, when combined with the isolation of the relief camps and physical labor, was meant to deter the so-called undeserving poor from seeking relief (Ekers, 2012). These camps followed broader relief trends aimed at quelling the political activism of the unemployed, regulating the labor market by ensuring that men were physically and mentally ready for work, while also pursuing the development of infrastructure (Peck, 2001;Piven and Cloward, 1971;Struthers, 1983).…”