1917: A Busy Year How do conscription,

suffrage and prohibition relate to each other?

Conscription: Mandatory Military Service

As casualties outnumbered enlistments it became harder for Canada to meet its commitments to allies

PM Borden wanted conscription

Laurier thought that conscription was unfair

1917 Election The main issue of the

1917 election became conscription

A vote for Borden meant conscription

A vote for Laurier meant no conscription

Suffrage: The right to vote Borden made the election about

more than just conscription Women had been asking for the

right to vote for decades Women had been expanding their

roles in society since so many men were fighting

Borden allowed women with husbands or sons serving, to vote in the election

These are the women who would support conscription as a way to help their loved ones

Borden had ensured support for conscription ... and his victory in the 1917 election

Prohibition: Banning of alcohol

Prohibition was largely a women's issue

Many women felt that that drinking wasted family money, created more crime and threatened the safety of women at home

As a result, many areas of Canada brought in prohibition shortly after women's suffrage

That’s right: They played that card.