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July 28, 2011

Members of the Ontario Farm Service Force at work, 1941. [PHOTO: ARCHIVES OF ONTARIO]

The Farmers’ War

On April 14, 1941, federal agriculture minister James Gardiner delivered an urgent address to the nation’s farmers. His words were broadcast coast-to-coast by CBC Radio.

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