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(!) Canada Joins the League of Nations
+2: Political Change.
The League of Nations, established as an organization in the year 1919 at the end of World War I. Canada was a founding member! -
(!) The Chanak Affair
+1: Political Change.
The Chanak Affair was one of Canada's first steps toward a growing autonomy. With another request from Britain to assist in a war against Turkey, Canada was left declining due to still rebuilding and adjusting to the aftermath of World War I. Our refusal showed differences in foreign policies and showed we were becoming more independent as a country. -
(*) Discovery of Insulin
+2: Social Change.
In the winter of 1922, a medical student by the name of Charles Best and Dr. Fredrick Banting (University of Toronto) had announced the discovery of insulin, which had been a huge medical advancement. Insulin would be the cure to help prevent diabetes and control normal metabolism. Millions of diabetes sufferers around the world were treated. -
(!) Chinese Exclusion Act
-2: Political Change.
This could be considered Canada's most racist and exclusionary law. Under this law, a fifty-dollar head tax had been imposed, which was later raised to $100, later raised to $500. The law did not only ban Chinese immigration, but would intentionally disrupt family life, and stunt the growth of the community. -
(!) The Halibut Treaty
+2: Political Change.
March, 1923, Canada had negotiated a treaty with the United States of America about fishing rights in the Pacific Ocean. It had been such a big deal for Canada because it was the first time that we had signed a treaty on our own, with Prime Minister King arguing that it was of no concern to Britain since it had been between only Canada and the United States. -
(*) The Royal Canadian Air Force
+1: Social Change.
Canadian pilots who'd returned from World War I had been anxious to return to the sky, thus leading to the creation of the Royal Canadian Air Force. The government had believed military planes could only be justified if used for peaceful purposes, and so RCAF pilots would conduct surveys, patrol for forest fires, watch for smuggling on Canadian coasts, and check on fishing boats. -
(!) The King-Byng Crisis
0: Political Change.
It is a significant event in history for Canada: it showed how much we, as a country, wanted our independence and wanted to be completely autonomous from Britain. It was a constitutional crisis about the powers of a prime minister against the powers of a governor general. King had requested another election, which had been denied; when that happened, Governor General Byng was accused of breaking the rules of a responsible government. -
(*) The 60th Anniversary of Confederation
+1: Social Change.
All across Canada, citizens were celebrating, for they were marking the 60th anniversary of confederation. There was a special, all-day celebration in which a cross-Canada broadcast would treat listeners to speeches by dignitaries and one mass performance of the national anthem by choirs. It marked the first ever nationwide broadcast, which could be heard even in Britain and South America. -
(!) Persons Case
+2: Political Change.
This Persons Case was a constitutional ruling that established the women's right to be appointed to Senate. It was a case initiated by a group of female activists known as The Famous Five. Originally in 1928, Canada's supreme court had ruled that women were not "persons", only to reverse this in 1929. -
($) Black Tuesday
-2: Economic Change.
The New York Stock Exchange (and accompanying stories reported) experienced amazingly huge declines in wild trading, and this dread furthered itself, extending to Toronto markets. Horrified investors would go on to clog financial districts and people would nearly work themselves into the ground in attempt to get a handle on paperwork.
