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1914, July 28 WW1 or “ The Great War” started (-1)
This point is where there began to see lots of negative effects on Canada but some good ones, for example, Canada becoming a nation. Was not all fully negative because we still benefited but lots of negatives in return. (Political change) -
1916, Canada falls deeper into debt (-2)
The expenses of the war caused Canada to go into a 1.2 billion debt, causing the government to start taxing many basic items. This caused a loss of money for many families and negatively affected the living condition of Canadian Citizens. Tried to escape out of debt by trying to sell victory bonds. (Economy change) -
1917 conscription crisis (-1)
In May 1917 prime minister Sir Borden Robert decided that compulsory service was mandatory The Military Service Act became law on August 29, 1917. Requiring all Canadian men citizens aged 20-45 to enlist in the war. Exemptions were allowed but some of them were not fair. Even though because of this, more Canadians enlisted but a whopping 75% were exempted anyways. Not a lot of enlistments and this also caused the rivalry between English and French Canadians. (Political change) -
White women get the right to vote, March 1918 (+1)
Prime minister Borden extended the vote to all women who were 21 and older. However, the vote was not extended to the women of color including Chinese, Japanese, Indigenous, Indian, and Black Canadian women. Still a good step towards but not quite the right direction as this is not very equal. (Social change) -
General strike on May 1919 (+1)
Canadians were tired of low wages and poor working conditions so they formed the One Big Union (at the time unions were illegal). But in June 1919, royal northwest mounted police started stopping protesters that got too violet and things got bad. Over 100 protestors were injured and 2 workers killed in the process. Good cause, but not the nest results. (social and economic change) -
1922 Canada has new prime minister (+2)
Canada’s new prime minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King, made it clear Canada will not help Britain in the war against Turkey. King continued to follow Bordens' mindset to push for increasing independence from Britain. This was a big step towards Canada’s independence. (political change) -
1922 Discovery of insulin (+2)
Frederick Banting discovered Insulin in 1922 changing the lives of millions of people with diabetes. While he was working as a medical corps, he used an extract from an ox’s pancreas to save the life of a young teen. He then got the Nobel prize in 1923 for their discovery in Insulin. (J.R.R McLeod and Frederick Banting) Fun fact, the discovery of insulin is on the back design on the 100 dollars bill along with Sir Robert Borden's face on the front. (social change) -
July 1,1923 The Chinese immigrant act (-2)
This was a very crucial and racist act in Canada’s history. Canada banned all Chinese immigrants from entering Canada. Even though the Chinese were much-needed labor force for further development of western Canada, but did not want them as citizens of Canada. The Act was repeal in 1947 but the immigration restriction wasn't fully considered until 1967. (Political change) -
The Balfour Report of 1926 (+2)
This was an important part of Canada’s evolution to becoming a fully self-governing nation. This report stated Britain and its Dominions were constitutionally equal. However, Canada was still linked to Britain politically. (Still was a big step towards full independence.) (Political Change) -
Women are now "person" 1929 (+2)
In 1929, women were finally included in the definition of “persons”. (Outrageous that it took this long) This gave women to be appointed to the Senate of Canada and paved the way for the future of women’s increased participation in public and in political life. (Social change)
