Canada's egg opportunity (Canada Food Board)
A man in a 'CANADA' shirt scratches his head beside a giant hen, over drawn eggs scaled to dozen counts: Britain's wartime shortage and normal purchases against what Canada sold 2 and 16 years ago. The tell is the selection of figures: only the supply gap and Canada's past small sales are shown, so the verdict 'Canada must do better' follows.
- Date
- 1918
- Period
- First World War
- Made by
- Canada Food Board
- Region
- North America
- Country
- Canada
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Borden Government
- Leader
- Robert Laird Borden
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Themes
- Home front, Economy and finance
- Event
- World War I
- Techniques
- Card stacking
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Library of Congress, retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (published 1914-1918 per LOC, before 1931; Library of Congress World War I Posters, item 2005696901)
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA (item https://www.loc.gov/item/2005696901/)
Text on the object
Canada's EGG Opportunity Britain's Shortage due to War 124,786,750 DOZ. Britain Normally buys 190,850,520 DOZ. 2 Years ago Canada Sold 2,128,500 DOZ. 16 Years ago Canada Sold 10,860,536 DOZ. "Very little eggs for such a big bird" CANADA must do better. [roundel] CANADA FOOD BOARD
