Canada’s Growing Autonomy

Event Summary Step Towards

Autonomy
League was formed after Get to make our own
League of WWI to promote peace decisions/votes on the
Canada joined the world stage
Nations League of Nations on its
own in 1919, not as a
part of Britain
Britain was battling with Canada said that
Chanak Affair Turkey and wanted the participation is no longer
Dominions/colonies of automatic (like WWI)
the British Empire to We will decide if and
send troops over to fight when we send troops
with them
USA and Canada had to PM WLMK told Britain
Halilbut Treaty sign a treaty about that Canada could sign
halibut fishing season to their own treaties
avoid overfishing without Britain
Britain used to always
have to sign off on our
treaties

GG Byng would not call Helped define the role of

King-Byng Crisis an election when asked the GG
by the Pm Made Canadians angry
This is a breach of the and want further
principle of responsible autonomy
government (i.e. PM is
elected by the people,
GG was just appointed)
 Leaders of the self- Further clarified the role
Balfour Report governing dominions of the GG
met in London to dicuss
relationship with Britain.
Agreed that Britain
should no longer be
making decisions for
them
Came from the ideas of
Statute Of the Balfour Report
Recognized the equality
Westminster of all of the dominions
Britain could no longer
pass any law that would
affect Canada