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Bennett Buggy

A Bennett Buggy was a term used in Canada during the Great Depression to describe a car pulled by a horse. The term was named after R.B. Bennett the Prime Minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935 who was blamed for the nation's poverty.

Cars being pulled by horses became a common sight during the Depression. During the boom years of the 1920s many Canadians had bought cheap vehicles for the first time, but during the depression many found there was not enough money to operate them. This was especially true in the hard hit Prairie Provinces. The increased poverty played an important role, as the farmers could not buy gasoline. The price of gas also increased. Gas taxes were also one of the best sources of revenue for the provincial governments. When these provinces went into deficit they increased these taxes making gas even harder to buy.

A similar linguistic construction in the United States during the depression were the Hoovervilles.

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