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WWI Conscription
Many Canadians face conscription, have to leave their homes and die at war (-2) -
Canada Joins League of Nations
Canada joins the league of nations and stop small wars and improve many lives (+2) -
The Great Depression
The great depression starts and the stock market crashes and many people lose a lot of money and jobs. (-2) -
Canada Joins the United Nations
Canada joins the United Nations to prevent wars and join with other countries. (+2) -
Ellen Fairclough, first woman to serve in Canadian Cabinet
Ellen Louks Fairclough is the first woman appointed as a federal cabinet minister. As a Member of Parliament, she advocates women's rights including equal pay for equal work. (+1) -
Bill C-150 Passed
This bill decriminalizes homosexuality between two consenting adults and allows abortion under certain conditions. This is a major change to the Canadian criminal code (+1) -
Canadian Human Rights Act passed
The Canadian Human Rights Act is a statute passed by the Parliament of Canada in 1977 with the express goal of extending the law to ensure equal opportunity to individuals who may be victims of discriminatory practices based on a set of prohibited grounds such as sex, disability, or religion. (+2)
