What is the significance of the Regina Riot in 1935?

In my mind, the Regina Riot speaks to the economic
hardship and frustration that was experienced around the world with the worldwide
depression of the time.  Canada's story of the Regina Riot is no different than the
thousand of soldiers who marched on Washington, living in makeshift shanty towns called
Hoovervilles, demanding their war compensation.  The idea of marchers seeking economic
change in the midst of crippling economic times speaks loudly to this.  The Regina Riot,
itself, also speaks to the fundamental antagonism that was present between strikers and
the police authorities.  The latter hiding in wait, circling the former, and being given
a signal to strike helps to show the premeditated approach that the authorities held
towards workers and strikers of the time.  The Regina Riot reflects this fundamental
antagonism, a time when everyone struggled to hold on to whatever little they had and
when force was used to put down the voices of those who wished to have a little more in
order to live.  Its significance lies here in reflecting how labor strife and economic
challenge are just as much a part of Canadian History as any modern nation
experiences.