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William Lyon Mackenzie King
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1939
September
10
Canada declares war on Germany
On 10 September 1939 Canada declared war on Germany, a week after Britain. The delay was deliberate, to show that parliament in Ottawa had decided.
1942
February
19
Conscription in Canada
In February 1942 Ottawa argued over a plebiscite to release King's government from its pledge not to send conscripts overseas. No conscription act was passed.
April
27
The Canadian conscription plebiscite
On 27 April 1942 Canadians released King's government from its pledge not to send conscripts overseas. About 64–66% voted yes; in Quebec about 72% said no.
May
12
The Battle of the St Lawrence begins
On the night of 11–12 May 1942 U-553 sank the Nicoya and the Leto off the Gaspé Peninsula. The U-boat war had reached Canada's inland waters.