Unionist government of Canada
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The Unionist government of Canada was a wartime coalition administration formed under Prime Minister Robert Borden during World War I to secure support for conscription and the Allied war effort.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal government of Canada
ⓘ
wartime coalition government ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Union government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cabinetName | Unionist Cabinet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coalitionOf |
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
independent pro-conscription MPs ⓘ pro-conscription Liberals ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | end of World War I and waning need for wartime coalition ⓘ |
| election | 1917 Canadian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enacted |
Military Service Act, 1917
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Military Voters Act, 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ Wartime Elections Act, 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1920 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Liberal government of William Lyon Mackenzie King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedDuring |
Conscription Crisis of 1917
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorGeneralDuringTerm |
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Robert Laird Borden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
contributed to long-term decline of federal Conservatives in Quebec
ⓘ
deepened English–French tensions in Canada ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Dominion of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyIssue |
Canadian participation in the First World War
ⓘ
military conscription ⓘ |
| languageContext | English–French linguistic divide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeTerm | 12th Canadian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Arthur Meighen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newton Rowell NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Hughes (initially, as Conservative figure) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Liberal Party of Canada under Wilfrid Laurier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
many French Canadian voters ⓘ |
| policyFocus |
imperial cooperation with Britain
ⓘ
troop mobilization ⓘ war finance ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
conservatism
ⓘ
pro-conscription ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | centre-right ⓘ |
| precededBy | Conservative government of Robert Borden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinister | Robert Laird Borden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to secure support for conscription
ⓘ
to support the Allied war effort ⓘ |
| startTime | 1917 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | English Canadian electorate (primarily) ⓘ |
| wonMajorityIn | House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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