Canada's Autonomy

After Germany fell during World War I, the Paris Peace Conference was held to create a peace agreement. At the time, Canada was under the control of Britain. But, Prime Minister Robert Borden thought that Canada played a big role in the war and deserved to have recognition of its own. He gave the right to Canada to sign the Treaty of Versailles, which is the result of the Paris Peace Conference.
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During the Chanak Crisis, the Canadian Parliament made its own decisions to respond to the crisis. Before, the British Parliament would decide and Canada would follow but this time they had their own decision. Turkish Troops threatened to attack British Troops. In the past, Britain would declare war without any consent from the other governments in their alliance, this time Mackenzie King did not allow it.
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Canada and the US wanted a treaty to protect halibut stocks in North America. Canada made this negotiation with the US without the help of Britain. Mackenzie King’s argument was that it was a problem only in North America and did not effect Britain at all. His argument proved to the rest of the world that Canada can make its own decisions without the help of Britain.
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This Crisis was between Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Governor General Lord Julian Byng. King had asked Byng to dissolve parliament and he refused which caused King to call for an election. King ended up winning and no governor general had ever refused the advice of their prime minister ever again.
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The Balfour Report was what declared Britain and its Dominions equal to each other. This meant that Canada was documented as an individual country.
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This was the final imperial act that contributed to Canada’s autonomy. The Statue of Westminister had recognized the Balfour Report formally under British Law and stated that all of Britain’s Dominions are equal in stature. This meant that Canada had become completely autonomous.
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