Relationship Between The French And English Essay
The first topic I will be exploring is the 1917 to 1918 Conscription Crisis that specifically enraged Quebec and its already dubious identity in Canada. Conscription was instated in 1917 by the Canadian federal government and lasted until the end of WWI (Histori.ca). The French-Canadians felt forced to fight for Britain, a country they had no commitment to, nor positive history with. Uproars and riots against conscription by the French-Canadians fueled further hatred towards the English, but also help raise the big question about Quebec’s identity within Canada.
As depicted in my first stamp relating to the Conscription Crisis of WWI, there is a happy farmer on one side, and a solemn soldier on the other. A hospital is seen in the distance with injured soldiers entering and…