Walter Alexander Riddell

Walter Alexander Riddell (born Aug. 5, 1881, Stratford, Ont., Can.—died July 27, 1963, Toronto) was a Canadian clergyman, statesman, and labour specialist who helped bring about enactment of such important benefits as employment exchanges, a mother’s allowance, and minimum wages during the deflation following World War I. Riddell was ordained in 1910 and went to work in Reston, Man. In 1912 he made a survey of rural conditions for the state committee, and the following...