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Autonomy Timeline

By linjh19
  • The Paris Peace Conference

    The Paris Peace Conference
    Because of Canadian troops' outstanding job in WWI, Canada was able to attend the Conference as an independent country for the first time.
  • The Chanak Crisis

    The Chanak Crisis
    The Chanak Crisis was the first time Canadian government announced to be diplomaticly independent from Great Britain.
  • The Halibut Treaty

    The Halibut Treaty
    The Halibut Treaty was the first treaty that Canada made with foreign country without seeking approval from the United Kingdom.
  • The King-Byng Crisis

    The King-Byng Crisis
    The King-Byng Crisis makered the first time Canada can dissolve its government through voting but not through the Governor General who represents the Britain.
  • The Balfour Report

    The Balfour Report
    The Balfour Report stated the Canadian Governor General was only a representative of the British Monarch. Therefore, it simultaneous agreed Canada became an autonomy country
  • The Statute of Westminster

    The Statute of Westminster
    The Statute of Westminster approved the Balfour Report. In other words, Canada was finally granted the power to control its own foreign affairs from Britain.