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Suffrage
During 1917, women were arguing that they deserved the same rights and responsibilities as men because they were “created equal” in Canada. The wartime elections act opened to women's suffrage. At last, the women could vote in most provinces, but not until 1940 in Quebec. Also, women could vote in all federal elections unless you were first nations -
Spanish Flu
In March 1918, there was a devastating unknown form of influenza in Canada. It started on birds, then transferred to American pigs, then carried by humans to Europe during WW1, spread rapidly in the trenches. It was transferred by troops travelling by train, bringing the virus westward with them back to home. At last, killed approximately 55,000 Canadians. -
Prohibition
In March 1918, Canadian Prime Minister Borden stopped to make alcohol. He called for a prohibition of alcoholic drinks in Canada. The temperance societies believed that if people stopped buying alcohol, then the money would be used to improve their life, based on causing many society’s ills such as crime, violence, etc. It caused people access to get alcohol in an easy way, some of the people kept smuggled alcohol over the US border even if the provincial prohibition were repealed. -
Bloody Saturday
In June 1919, some protesters attacked a streetcar driven by a replacement. Members of Royal Northwest Mounted Police charged at protesters. The violence injured about 30 people and killed two. It ended with federal troops occupying the city’s streets. -
Immigration Act
In 1919, Prime Minister Sir John A. MacDonald announced an exclusion from immigration. The government excluded certain groups from entering the country in Canada. Based on push factors, pull factors, and people were still angry at Germany and other central powers. Anyone from those countries wasn't allowed to move to Canada, people who admitted they were socialist or communist were also banned -
Winnipeg General Strike
On May 15, 1919, more than 30,000 workers left their jobs to join the strike in Canada. It included postal workers, firefighters, some police officers. They walked off the job to protest low wages, working hours, and other poor working conditions. The resulted in arrests, injuries, deaths of two protestors, and many strikers lost their jobs. -
Group of Seven
In January, 1920, the 7 men were the first to create a Canadian national style of painting in Canada. It included Franklin Carmicheal, Franz Johnston, Arthur Lismer, MacDonald, Fredrick Varley, and Jackson. The influence still continues to grow all over the world. -
Insulin
In January, 1922, the population of North American had been affected by diabetes. A Canadians researcher discovered a treatment called Insulin. He discovered that people with diabetes could not absorb sugar from the bloodstream. It saved the lives of millions -
Chinese Exclusion Act
In July 1923, it was an act passed by the Parliament of Canada, banning most of Chinese immigration in Canada. They assumed that Chinese people were too poor to pay and therefore would not be able to come to Canada. As a result, it completely banned all Chinese immigration to Canada, and was ended in 1947. -
Telephone
In 1927, the first telephone in Canada was invented by Alexander Graham Bell. It was expensive for the first one, but over time, innovations made phones cheaper and service much easier. It was as essential to modern life and an aid to social interaction. Also, it impacts personal relationships, business, and society. -
Persons Case
In August, 1927, the famous five women were fighting for the right for women to sit in the Canadian Senate, including Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, Irene Parlby, and Henrietta Muir Edwards. At that time, women were still not legally deemed “persons” , but Privy Council in London agreed that women were included in term “persons”. Ultimately, Canada established the right of women and to recognize women as “persons” so that women could no longer be denied right by law. -
Child Labour Law
In 1929, the child under 14 had been legally excluded from the factory and employment in Canada. The children are working in factories or won employment instead of learning in school. The government required school attendance imposed on families that did not comply. As a result, most of the children were back to school. -
Stock Market Crash
On October 29, 1929, many people were buying stock “on margin”, which means that they borrowed money from the bank in order to buy more stocks in Canada. People lost their money at the time. Based on low wages, the proliferation of debt, a struggling agricultural sector, and an excess of large bank loans that couldn’t be liquidated. At last, these people bankrupted because of indignation. -
On-To-Ottawa-Trek
In June, 1935, over a thousand angry employed men left federal relief camps in Canada. They take their demand for work and wages directly to Ottawa. They went to find more jobs and better wages. As a result, they didn’t get a better job in Ottawa. -
St.Louis
In 1939, St. Louis was a passenger ship carrier. He carried Jewish refugees from Germany. They were refused by Canada, the United States, and Cuba. They forced to return to Germany, where more than 500 of them would be in the holocaust.