Conscription was all able bodied would be required to join the army. The war had dragged on much longer than everyone had expected. As a result casualty numbers rose and volunteer establishment’s dropper. In 1917 Borden passed military service bill. Conscription was now considered a law after 1917. Ages 20 45 were mandatory to join the war. Because of these numbers of establishments dropping. Borden asked parliament to pass the conscription bill without more reinforcements. Talk of Conscription caused uproar. Conscription was necessary for the Canadian army or Canada would have been in big trouble because there army would not have been as large. It was very necessary because the soldiers needed help as reinforcements. The wartime elections
