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The Komagata Maru was a ship carrying 376 passengers on board with the desire to immigrate to Canada. When the ship hit the shores of Canada, none of the passengers was able to step a foot off the ship. Canadian city officials commanded them to leave and after two full months of standoff, the passengers were forced to return to India.
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Poison gas was introduced by the Germans which killed many of them. Francis survived and gained a reputation among his fellow soldiers, for being an excellent sniper. Despite the massive death toll due to the poisonous gas, the Canadian soldiers were able to defend themselves.
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During WW1, jobs were left unoccupied as the men left for war, women filled these spots. They gained social value but received very little pay working in terrible conditions (much less than men would be paid).
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People who were born in enemy countries, such as Ukrainians, Germans, Austrians, Hungarians, and Croatians, were named "enemy aliens." The police had the right to imprison these people or leave them without charge. Around 8000 enemy aliens were working in labour camps earning only 25 cents a day.
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Jerimiah Jones was heroic, He proved a black man's worth in a white man's army. He rescued a soldier from an enemy machine gun as well. However many black soldiers still faced discrimination.
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Women were not allowed to participate in the war as soldiers, pilots or sailors, they could only be ambulance drivers/nurses. They were seen as gentle and fragile. Mae Belle Sampson and Katherine MacDonald were two of the 1,000 women who went as nurses overseas to heal the wounded. They showed how strong they were and risked their lives to fight for the country.
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During WWI, he improved Canada's air force and was able to fight and attack enemies while flying planes. His brave actions represented Canada's pilots well and influenced many others to become a pilot in WWI.
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First Nations, Inuit, and Metis children were forced to go to schools in a residential school system. The children were punished if they spoke their own language and faced consequences such as physical or sexual abuse. They made the children feel unwelcome in their own bodies and afraid to be themselves.
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The Canadian government passed a law that made immigration for Chinese people impossible. They were the only people not allowed to immigrate at that time. This was horrible and not fair to the Chinese people who had family in Canada, such as Chuck Lee or the Chinese citizens who wished to come to Canada for a better life.
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Women have been announced as "Persons." Women had been struggling until a group of women, Emily Murphy, Irene Parlby, Louis McKinney, Nellie McClung and Henrietta Muir Edwards, fought a legal battle so that women can be seen as people and have rights.
