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Wartime Elections Act. Status: Repealed. The Military Voters Act ( French: Loi des électeurs militaires) [11] was a 1917 act of the Parliament of Canada. The legislation was passed in 1917 during World War I, giving the right to vote to all Canadian soldiers. The act was significant for swinging the newly enlarged military vote in the Unionist ...
The Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment. The Lincoln and Welland Regiment. The Royal Canadian Regiment. 4th Battalion. The Royal Highland Fusiliers of Canada. The Grey and Simcoe Foresters. The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment) The Brockville Rifles. Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders.
The Canadian Wartime Elections Act ( French: Loi des élections en temps de guerre) was a bill passed on September 20, 1917 [1] by the Conservative government of Robert Borden during the Conscription Crisis of 1917 and was instrumental in pushing Liberals to join the Conservatives in the formation of the Canadian Unionist government.
v. t. e. Canada holds elections for legislatures or governments in several jurisdictions: for the federal (national) government, provincial and territorial governments, and municipal governments. Elections are also held for self-governing First Nations and for many other public and private organizations including corporations and trade unions.
For the eight general elections of the Province of Canada held in 1843 to 1864 before confederation in 1867, see List of elections in the Province of Canada. There were also earlier elections in Canada, such as for the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada (held in 1792–1836, now part of Ontario) and the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada ...
In Oct. 2022, contract awarded for additional P320s to replace the Hi-Power as the general service pistol for the Canadian Armed Forces. Delivery completed in March 2024 of 16,500 new C22 pistols for the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, and Royal Canadian Air Force, and 3,200 more compact C24 pistols for the Military Police Group. [55] [61] [62]
Compulsory service of individuals in a full-time military service was enforced in Canada during both world wars. In the First World War, conscription into the Canadian Expeditionary Force began during the war's final year, in January 1918. During the Second World War, conscription into the Canadian military for home defence service was enacted ...
The Canadian Army ( French: Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also responsible for the Army Reserve, the largest component of the Primary Reserve.