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Naval Crisis
Britain and Germany were having an arms race to see who can prove they had a stronger navy. In this process, dreadnoughts were made. Dreadnoughts are huge navy ships. These ships burned resources and much-needed money for the first world war when it started in 1904. This was a major consequence since Canada did not want to be forced into handling Britain with huge forms of money. -
Naval Crisis (2)
Canada was not happy with this, so the prime minister Wilfred Laurier suggested a naval service Bill, which stated that Canada will have there own Navy but under the power of Britain. This shows autonomy because Canada is fighting for a cause against Britain to make their own laws and have there owned navy, instead of Britain “spoon feeding” Canada. -
Paris Peace Conference
The Paris peace conference was an international meeting convened in 1919. The purpose of this meeting was to establish peace after the first world war. This conference lasted for a year and changed the world by allying everyone at the end of the war ending the bloodshed. Canada shortly after gained seats in the league of nations, not to mention this event also showed us that Canada can represent themselves. This is historically significant because it marks an end to the first world war. -
Chanak Affair
The 1922 Chanak Affair was Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's first major foreign policy test. Turkish forces were threatening British troops stationed in Turkey after the First World War. The cause was to help assert Canadian authority because, in that crisis, the Canadian Parliament decided what the response to this crisis would be which led to this “affair”. -
Chanak Affair (2)
. In fact, the main reason why the Turkish threatened the British troops was because they wanted parts of their land back after pushing of the Greek soldiers. The consequence of this action was the fact that the Turkish threatened the British army that was pinned down in Chanak. This helped Canada's autonomy because it helped show how willing Canada was to help the British troops and showing that Canada does not need Britain's help. -
The Hailbut Treaty (2)
This was caused because Canada wanted an agreement regarding the halibut fishing season in the Pacific Ocean, the consequence resulted in a treaty that Canada independently signed without Britain. This started in 1923 and is still present till this day and changed the way we fish because we have the right to fish and provide to everyone else. -
The Halibut Treaty
The Halibut Treaty was a 1923 Canadian-American agreement concerning the right to fishing near the Pacific ocean. The treaty confirmed Canada’s political and economic place by this treaty being the first independently negotiated treaty signed by Canadian government, in North America which ultimately helped show Canada's autonomy. -
The King-Bying Treaty
The King-Byng crisis was a Canadian constitutional crisis which took place in 1926. It was caused when the Governor General of Canada, Lord Byng of Vimy denied a request by the prime minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King to dissolve parliament and call a general election. Lord Byng of Vimy refused to dissolve Parliament which later left him to winning an eventual election. -
The King-Bying Treaty (2)
This contributed to autonomy because it made a law stating that the governor general will never publicly refuse the advice of the prime minister. -
The Balfour Report
The Balfour Report in 1926 declared that Britain and its Dominions were constitutionally equal. This was a landmark document that confirms Canada as a fully independent country, uniting with Britain and other Dominions. This was important for Canada's autonomy because it was a checkpoint for Canada's independence as a nation because of the fact that it was constitutionally equal. -
The Statue of Westminister
Following the “Balfour Report” of 1926, another artifact declaring Canada's independence was introduced, “The Statue of Westminster”. The statue of Westminster of 1931 was a British law clarifying the powers of Canada's Parliament. Not only did this grant former legal freedom, but it also helped keep the peace by being allied, as long as they don't subordinate to Britain. This contributed to Canada's autonomy because it is one step closer for Canada to become an independent nation.
