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French Canadians at the Home Front / -2
Regulation 17 was a regulation of the Ontario Conservetive Government banning the French Language to be thought in schools. French Canadians and Franco-Ontarians reacted with outrage. The Regulation 17 was repealed in 1927 -
Billy Bishop and the War in the Air / 0
Canadian pilots like Billy Bishop helped Canada's Airforce reputation. Billy Bishop was one of Canada's finest pilots. Being one of the first to successfully take off and land a fighter plane in for Canada in WW1. Billy Bishop and his fellow pilots demonstrated great courage since a pilots lifespan could usually be measured in weeks. -
Francis Pegahmagabow and the First Nations / -1
Francis Pegahmagabow was an Ojibwa from Ontario. And one of 4000 First Nations who fought as Canadian Soldiers during the war. He became one of the original members of the 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion and fought at the 2nd battle of Ypres in April 1915 and the battle of the Somme in the fall of 1916. He left a great reputation as an excellent sniper and honourable First Nations soldier. Although the loses in the Battle of Ypres were tragic he was a great leader. -
Leo Le Boutillier and French Canadian Soldiers / +1
Leo Le Boutillier was the first of many French Canadian soldiers to enlist to go to Britain. He led an example to French Canadians who were on the fence about enlisting since they were still loyal to France. Leo Le Boutillier's achievements help build the positive reputation of French Canadian soldiers and helped to close the language barrier separating the country. -
Enemy Aliens at Home Front / -2
In 1917 an act was passed taking the right to vote away from Canadian citizens who were born in enemy countries. But the discrimination didn't stop there. Because of fear of them being spies, the Canadian government arrested enemy aliens and sent them two a camp. Were they would be forced to work hard labour days for as much as 25 cents a day. -
Economy at the Home Front / -1
At the peak of the war, the federal budget was $740 million and the national dept at the time sat at $1.2 billion. Canada was in serious need of money with no way to obtain it. At first the government started tax basic things like alcohol and transit tickets, but later started to tax businesses. After this Canada introduced the tax act of 1917. In this act the government taxed citizens based on their yearly income. -
Jeremiah Jones and Black Canadian Soldiers / +1
Jeremiah Jones enlisted in the 106th overseas battalion. He was one of the few black Canadians who was permitted to be a soldier. In the battle of Vimy Ridge Jones rescued his unit from an enemy machine gun nest in what was to become a battle that is now known as Canada's greatest success and source of great national pride. This helped the reputation of black soldiers and although it did not solve the problem it was a step in the right direction. -
AY Jackson / +2
AY Jackson was an artist born in Montreal and pursued painting as a career choice. But that path seemed uneventful and seemed to lead nowhere so Alexander Young Jackson enlisted in the army. A couple years later he was hurt in battle and instead of returning once was healed he was transferred and became an official war artist, where he would paint his memories of the war so that the citizens back home could further understand what the soldiers are going through. -
The Death of Mae Belle Sampson / -1
Mae Belle Sampson was the first nurse from the Hamilton area to enlist for service overseas. Once in Britain she was assigned to Orpington Hospital were she would help the wounded Canadian and British soldiers. During her time there she helped over 15000 soldiers. Sampson volunteered to help out on the ships bringing the wounded soldiers back to Canada. The ship she was on was bombed by the Russians and out of the 258 people on board only 24 survived. Mae Belle Sampson was not one of them. -
The End of the War / +2
The war ended on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. The war ended when Germany surrendered and agreed to stop fighting.
