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Implementation of Regulation 17 (-2)
Regulation 17 contributed to the tensions surrounding the 1917 conscription crisis and further alienated French Canadians in Québec and Ontario from Prime Minister Robert Borden’s Conservative government.
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Progress and Decline in Canada from 1912-1929
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Start of World War 1 (+1)
In Ottawa, people filled the streets and sang O Canada as the Governor General's Foot Guards Marched.
British, French and Irish paraded the streets of Champlain together.
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Women Participating in The Workforce During the War.(+2)
Women worked in high numbers in farming, factories, banking, nursing and other jobs that needed help during the war.
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Prohibition is Implemented (0)
The crime rate dropped, and arrests for drunkenness decreased dramatically.
Provincial governments realized that they were losing millions of dollars in potential taxes on liquor sales.
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Military Service Act (-1)
Only 24,132 conscripted men made it to the battlefields of the Western Front, compared to the more than 400,000 who volunteered throughout the war.
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Winnipeg General Strike (0)
A workers rights protest of 30 000 people went on strike in Winnipeg. On June 21st the protests became violent when the RCMP hurt 30 and killed 2 protestors.
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United States Entering The Canadian Market (+1)
After spending so much on the war, Great Britain no longer had the spending power to be our primary trading partner. The US stepped into that role by opening many factories in Canada.
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Residential Schooling Becomes Mandatory Under The Indian Act(-2)
The two primary objectives of the residential schools system were to remove and isolate children from the influence of their homes, families, traditions and cultures, and to assimilate them into European colonial culture.
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Persons Case Supreme Court Hearing (-2)
Their decision was based on the premise that the BNA Act had to be interpreted the same way in 1928 as in 1867, when the Act was passed. It was generally accepted that in 1867, “persons” would have included men only.
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Persons Case Privy Council Ruling (+2)
"The word ‘persons’ in sec. 24 does include women, and that women are eligible to be summoned to and become members of the Senate of Canada.”
Political/Social