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| Title Statement | Embattled nation: Canada's wartime election of 1917 / Patrice Dutil, David MacKenzie. |
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| Author | Dutil, Patrice A., 1960- |
| Additional Contributors | MacKenzie, David,1953- |
| Publication | Toronto: Dundurn,[2017]©2017 |
| Extent of Item | 360 pages |
| ISBN | 1459737261 (pbk.) 9781459737266 (pbk.) |
| Other Number | 3144685 |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index. |
| Summary | Discusses Canada's wartime election of 1917 in which Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden introduced conscription while most Liberals including Sir Wilfrid Laurier opposed compulsory military service. In addition, a new movement materialized in Quebec to challenge the Canadian government's policy. In order to win the election, Borden had to employ unprecedented measures. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Draft--History--20th century--Canada |
| Political campaigns--History--20th century--Canada | |
| World War, 1914-1918--Political aspects--Canada | |
| By Name | Borden, Robert Laird,1854-1937 |
| CanadaParliament--Elections, 1917 | |
| Laurier, Wilfrid,1841-1919 | |
| By Location | Canada--Politics and government--1911-1921 |
