Research:

• Find primary evidence: How did Canadians feel about conscription? Who supported it and who didn’t?
  • What are the messages in the political cartoons (scan through begbiecontestsociety.org site below)?
  • Was the Khaki Election rigged or just better democracy?
  • Was the government acting in the interests of the public when enacting conscription?

Sources:

• Warmuseum.ca
• Begbiecontestsociety.org
• Timescolonist.com – Life and death of Ginger Goodwin
• Uvic.ca – Ginger Goodwin
• Vimyridgehistory.com – 1917 Election
• Counterpoints, Chapter 2, pp 49-52