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Autonomy
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The power to govern oneself and make one's own decisions
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What measure of autonomy was gained by Canada at the Treaty of Versailles/Paris Peace conference/League of Nations?
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Canada had its own seat at the League of Nations
Canda signed the Treaty of Versailles independently |
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King-Byng Crisis
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PM King asked the Governor General Byng to call an election so conservatives could not volet again the Kings government
Byng would not agree with King No governor general has since acted against a PM firt time in teh history that a governor general refused the request of a prime minister to dissolve parliament |
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Wt measure of autonomy was gained by Canada at the Chanak Crisis in 1922?
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Britain was fighting Turkey for the control of Chanak port (trade issue)
canada refused to support the British imperial war policies refused to join Britain at war |
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What measure of autonomy was gained by Canada at teh Halibut Treaty in 1923?
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USA and Canada - protection of halibut on BC and Alaska coast - Canada signed the treaty against the protest of the british
first time a British official dis not sigh a treaty this treaty never came in to effect |
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Amending formula
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Process needed to legally make any changes to the Canadian constitution
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Balfour report
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Imperial conference 1926
Canada, Australia, New Zealand and south Africa asked for autonomy Lord Balfour recommended they had the right to govern themselves |
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FWhat measure of autonomy was gained by Canada at the Imperial conference 1926?
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"a colony has become a nation"
Canada became an independent country within the british empire Governor General was only a rep |
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What measure of autonomy was gained by Canadaat the Statute of Westminster 1931?
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Specified in law that Canada had beome a sovereign state as part of the British Commonwealth of nations
December 11, 1931 free to make their own laws |
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What was a restriction on Canada from the Statute of Westminster?
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BNA act (constitution) remained in Britain because the government could not agree on an amending formula
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