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When Britain went to war on 4 August, all colonies and dominions of the British Empire, like Canada and Newfoundland, were automatically at war.
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The outnumbered Canadian Division faced the first use of chlorine gas as a battlefield agent. Many people were either injured or killed. That includes about 6000+ people killed, wounded, or captured
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Borden wasn't likely to win the next election, so he passed two more laws.
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The German-held strongest point of Vimy Ridge was attached by the Canadians.
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The government changed the election rules. He gave some Canadian women the rights to vote for the first time, while other Canadians lost their right to vote in sweeping changes to enfranchisement.
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This battle was fought in extreme bad weather conditions.
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French-Canadians, as well as many farmers, unionized workers, non-British immigrants, and other Canadians, generally opposed the measure. English-speaking Canadians, as well as British immigrants, the families of soldiers, and older Canadians generally supported it.
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Canadians played a key role in the series of battles that formed the Hundred Days campaign.
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The war has ended
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Canada contributed so much into the war, Prime Minister Borden thought Canada deserved its own seat at the conference.
