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Many men lost their lives as the war was raging on. There was also propaganda to entice men to enlist in the war by making it seems like war easy and a good thing. -2
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Nurses had to work in dangerous, overcrowded, and stressful conditions. The hospitals were usually set up in tents, barns, and they were unequipped to deal with the heavy casualties the war brought in.
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As the war dragged on, Canada's labour force became desperate for workers. In response, many "internees" or "enemy aliens" were released to work in factories and on farms. They mainly worked far away from their families. "Enemy Aliens" are citizens of countries who are at war with the British Empire, and who resided in Canada during the war
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Workers' wages hadn't kept up with the increased cost of living during the war. The lack of available jobs laid the groundwork for anti-immigrant sentiment, as well as continuing prejudice against Austro-Hungarian Canadians and people of German nationality. The low wages caused angered citizens, and they then started protesting.
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After the war, some soldiers had come amputated because of trench foot, disabled soldiers had benefits available to them, they had to contact the Military Hospitals Commission for help or advice. Soon after the war soldiers would die from Spanish Influenza. Soldiers or white men must be given decent working conditions, living conditions and a decent wage. Soldiers were infuriated when they "Enemy Aliens" working and living peacefully in Canada - and earning more than they did sometimes.
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Women took jobs during the war to help meet the labour shortage. When the soldiers returned from the war, women would be told to give up their jobs to the men. In March 1918 white women over the age of 21 would be allowed to vote.
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The 1920s were known for the Jazz Age when jazz music became popular amongst Canadians. Jazz was revolutionary as it mixed European and West-African music.
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When they would apply for jobs, they would basically tell them that the job was already taken or don't call us, we'll call you. On July 1, 1923, the federal government enacted the Chinese Immigration Act, known in Chinese communities as the Exclusion Act. The Exclusion Act also declared that every Chinese person, whether born in Canada or not, had to register for an identification card. Even small children had to register.
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In 1920, Deputy Superintendent General of Indian Affairs Duncan Campbell Scott negotiated a joint agreement between the national government and various churches to establish a residential school system for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit children. Children between the ages of seven to 15 would be forcibly sent to these schools. The children would be physically and sexually abused at the residential schools.
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By 1927 women had the vote and could be elected to the House of Commons, but no woman had yet been appointed to the Senate. The Famous Five consisted of Emily Murphy, Henrietta Muir Edwards, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, and Irene Parlby. Women were now able to sit in the Senate and hold any other appointed office. The first female senator Cairine Wilson, appointed in 1930.