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In 1918, the Canadian/British army opened fire on people from my own neighbourhood in Quebec city, many deaths. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89meute_de_Qu

In 1918, the Canadian/British army opened fire on people from my own neighbourhood in Quebec city, many deaths. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89meute_de_Qu%C3%A9bec_de_1918 https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89meute_de_Qu%C3%A9bec_de_... This is never talked about by politicians. People from my city don't even know about this anymore. Those traumatic events and the force conscription from the two world wars were precursor to Quebec separatist movement. I guess it was the same elsewhere in the colonies.

goodcanadian 8y ago
A summary, in English: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_Crisis_of_1917#Quebec_Easter_riots_and_the_end_of_the_war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_Crisis_of_1917#Qu... I take exception to your characterisation of the army as British, however, as it was unquestionably federal Canadian troops. The British were not involved. I also take exception to the idea that it is not talked about. The difference in feeling between English Canadians and French Canadians towards the war was well covered by my (English) Canadian education, particularly in the context of conscription. [EDIT: Not that conscription was terribly popular in English Canada either, merely more justified to "help the mother country." French Canadians generally did not feel any connection to Britain and wanted to stay out of it.]