History 2201E Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Canadian Nationalism, Frederick Banting, Nellie Mcclung
5 Jul 2012
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Lecture 14 part 3 - post-world war i: military and civil demobilization had to occur; had to return to normal, canada lost 60,001 men. 70,000 severely disabled (blinded, shell-shocked, amputees, etc. : department of civil reestablishment and invalid soldier. Rehab centers, prosthetics, etc. to ease soldiers back into society: soldier settlement act, 1917. For soldiers who returned mentally and physically sound. Veterans given parcels of land and interest-free loans to buy livestock if they wanted to become farmers. Most land that was given came from native reserves. Didn"t apply to native soldiers, sent back to their reserves. Tried to return to the world, but was very difficult: soldiers that returned found a different country. Terrible medical nightmare of the spanish flu that broke out in. Female relatives over 21 had right to vote in federal elections and run for federal office: women"s suffrage. Canadian suffrage association & national equal franchise. War gave them a push towards their goal for universal suffrage.
