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Over thirty thousand employees in Winnipeg walked off the job and went on strike, wanting decent wages, eight hour work days, and the right to bargain collectively for better working conditions. The whole city was shut down for six weeks until ‘Bloody Saturday’ when violence broke out, and workers were ordered to return to their jobs five days later. -
An arrangement known as a branch plant allowed US companies to operate in Canada without having to pay important duties. American papermakers constructed the first significant branch plants, which were newsprint mills. Many Canadians thought that the American funding obtained through this would advance their country's industries. -
When the Treaty of Versailles first came into effect, it marked the end of the first world war. Canada also became a founding member of the League of Nations at this time. -
Dr. Frederick Banting created ideas for research on the pancreas and a possible treatment for diabetes. He went through many stages of research alongside multiple partners but eventually discovered insulin at the University of Toronto. -
William Lyon Mackenzie King was elected as Prime Minister after the defeat of the Union Government in the election of 1921. -
In September of 1922, a crisis broke out in Turkey and Britain wanted to send troops. They turned to Canada to send troops as well, however Canada left it up to Parliament to vote whether they sent troops or not. -
The Halibut Treaty was a treaty signed between Canada and the USA about fishing. It was the first Canadian treaty signed without Britain. -
Male Status Indian Veterans from the first world war gained the right to vote in federal elections, without losing their status and treaty rights. -
A dispute between Prime Minister King and Governor General Byng took place when Mackenzie King asked for an election and Byng didn't agree. This led King to resign as Prime Minister, so another election ended up happening anyway, and Mackenzie King won this election. This led to the decline of British influence in Canada, -
The Persons Case was led by Nellie McClung, Emily Murphy, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby, and Henrietta Edwards - nicknamed the ‘Famous Five.’ They fought to have women legally declared as ‘Persons’ so that they could be appointed to the senate. It was a very long fight, but the five women eventually won the legal battle, contributing significantly to equality. -
In the late 1920s, many people continued to invest in stocks using credit. The Stock Market then suddenly crashed, and people were left in debt and began to lose their homes and children when those debts could not be paid. The crash of the stock market, nicknamed ‘Black Tuesday,’ was also the beginning of the Great Depression. -
After participating in many women liberal clubs and youth groups throughout the 20s, Cairine Reay Wilson was appointed senator by Prime Minister Mackenzie King. She made history as the first female senator. -
The Conservative Party's leader and 11th Prime Minister of Canada was Richard Bedford Bennett. He promised to make ambitious measures to fight the Depression, but once in the office, he struggled to come up with a reliable plan. His creation of relief camps for single men cost him a lot of support. -
When the Statue of Westminster was passed it legally separated the British Crown from the Canadian Crown. Canada was now fully indecent from Britain except for when it came to amending the Constitution; Britain was still needed in order to change it. -
Earhart made history on May 20–21, 1932, when she completed a solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic. She was the first woman. She took out from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, Canada in her red Lockheed Vega and arrived 15 hours later close to Londonderry, Northern Ireland. -
The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was the first major democratic socialist movement in Canada. It was founded in Calgary and led by J.S. Woodsworth. The CCF went on to have a great effect on the Canadian political landscape. -
Other than First Nations veterans who had previously gained the right to vote, Inuit and First Nations people who resided on reserves were disqualified from voting in federal elections. -
Broadcaster J. Frank Willis told Canadian radio audiences of how three men were trapped in a gold mine in Moose River, Nova Scotia after it caved in. It took six days for the two survivors to be brought to safety, and the third man died before rescuers were able to get to him. -
Bloody Sunday was a violent fight between unemployed protesters and police in Vancouver. It marked the end of a month-long "sitdowners' strike" and led to widespread criticism of police brutality. -
Al Rashid Edmonton was Canada’s first Mosque to open, which was funded through initiatives in the Arab community led by Hilwie Hamdon. The Mosque has largely contributed to the growth of the Muslim community across the country.