GEOG 328 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: English Canada, Indian Act, Canadian Nationalism
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Canadians suffered with 60,000 dead over world war i --> canada entered the world war in july 1914 (with only a small force of 3000 soldiers) English canada embraced the conflict --> this is because they were allied to the british empire (if britain was at war, then so was canada) Although it is important to note they could regulate and control how much they contributed (e. g. how many troops to deploy) Canadian government initially committed million dollars to the war. 1916: the sum would cover less than 2 months of fighting. This also started up the federal deficit, which also contributed to the income tax act (is this still present in our modern world today?) War measures act (1914): employed during a situation of war (where regular rules cannot be applied) Although was passed, it was retroactive before it was passed --> in other words, the act had the power to go back before it was established.
