POLS 1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Identity Politics, Ellen Fairclough, Henry Morgentaler
23 Jan 2017
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French-catholic metis louis riel led the fight for provincial status in manitoba (1870) Riel charged with treason and hanged for his crimes. While english protestants believed riel was a traitor, french catholics believed he was a patriot and a saint. Resulted in the creation of manitoba: the manitoba schools question. 1870 manitoba act gives both french and english official status leads to two separate and publically funded school boards (french-catholic and english- In 1890, in response to large number of english settlers, the manitoba provincial government creates a single funded school system. Actions seen as an attack on french catholics outrage: world war i conscription crisis. As a british colony, canada automatically joins the war with great britain . Initial wave of volunteers suffice but by 1917 conscription and compulsory military service is needed. Liberals refuse to join conservatives in coalition government, riots and protest erupt in quebec.
