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Francis Pegahmagabow
Francis fought in the battle of Somme in fall of 1916 where almost half of his men died in 3 days and his battalion lost 2,000 men in 48 hours. Ranking: (-2). -
Leo Le Boutilleir, Thomas- Louis Tremblay and French Canadian Soldiers
On July 1st of 1916, out of 801 men, only 68 men were not injured or killed in the battle of the Somme the Leo and Thomas were both a part of. Ranking: (-2). -
Jeremiah Jones and the Black Canadians
Jeremiah Jones 1 of 16 Black Canadians to be assigned to the Royal Canadian Regiment rescued his unit from an enemy machine gun nest at Vimy Ridge and was known as one of the most successful battles in WWI. Ranking: (+2). -
Conscription Crisis
Conscription was a law that Prime Minister Borden put into place that forced healthy men to enlist in the army. Since French Canadians didn't believe that the war had anything to do with them, they were outraged. This resulted in riots and protests, and the damage of French -English relations. Ranking: (-2) -
Halifax Explosion
Halifax was a very populated city with a population of almost 50,000 people, with a busy harbour where ships constantly coming and going. On December 6th 1917 a French cargo ship and a Norwegian ship collided and this created one of the biggest explosions ever killing about 2,000 people and injuring about 9,000 more. This explosion created mass destruction in Halifax. Ranking : (-2) -
Spanish Influenza
When WWI ended, and soldiers returned home to their families, things were stating to settle down and become peaceful.Soon the Spanish Influenza would infect many, and kill about 50, 000 people, making thousands of children orphans and would impact families as they no longer have a family member bringing in a stable income. Ranking: (-2) -
Women's Voting rights
Women were given rights to vote in Canada which was the first step to gender equality, but not racial equality as these rights were only given to white women excluding women of color like Chinese, Japanese, and Hindu women. Ranking: (+1) -
Immigration Act
In 1919 Prime Minister of Canada altered the Immigration act to allow Indians living in Canada to bring their wives and children. Once they got to Canada, they were forced to dress like Canadians by doing things like cutting their hair, and abandoning their turbans. Ranking: (+1) -
First Nations, Metis, Inuit Students.
In 1920 a joint agreement was made between the National Government and churches to make residential schools for the First Nations, Metis, and Inuit students. Children from the ages of 7 to 15 were forced out of their homes and into these schools. In these schools they were assaulted and abused. Many were sick and died because of the terrible conditions of the school, committed suicide, or they got their hands on alcohol. Ranking (-2) -
Chinese Immirgration Act
This was an act that banned entering Canada, and made every Chinese person that was not born in Canada, and even those that were born in Canada register for an identification card. At this time there was still racial discrimination especially for Chinese Canadians, and even though they were qualified, this would often come into play and make them lose job opportunities. Ranking: (-2)
