Canadian Farmer-Labor Advocate, 1925-1926
The Canadian Farmer-Labor Advocate was published weekly in Vancouver, BC between 1925 and 1926. It began publishing after the British Columbia Federationist folded. Farmer-labour movements were growing and challenging the existing economic and social order.
Visit the Canadian Farmer-Labor Advocate digital archive (external link).
During the post-war period farmer groups began to promote co-operatives to counter big business, making them a natural ally for the labour movement. The newspaper aimed to promote solidarity between workers and farmers in BC.
The Canadian Farmer-Labor Advocate was not the official organ of any organization, wing or faction of the farmer-labor movement. It reprinted articles from the Federated Press and British Labor Press services.
Other content:
● Reports on labour disputes across Canada
● Advertisements
● Classified ads
● Women’s section
● BC politics
● Poetry
● Editorials
● Union directory
This digitized collection includes 45 editions of the newspaper. It is part of the BC Historical Newspapers Collection held at the University of British Columbia. Issues can be searched by date, keywords and names.