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Olivar Asselin

When World War I broke out, Asselin was deeply distressed by the occupation of France and the suffering there.

Archibald Glenlyon Campbell

...the 107th and other Canadian pioneer battalions worked amid mud, rain, and German shells to keep roads open.

Onésime Readman

Readman certainly fell prey to his ambition and his appetite for power and honours.

Georges Demeule

Four people were killed and at least 35 wounded. Fourteen-year-old Georges Demeule was one of the dead.

Albert (Ginger) Goodwin

Goodwin opposed World War I for political reasons: he believed that workers should not kill each other in economic wars.

Sir Frank Wilton Baillie

Baillie brought the practices of corporate capitalism to the rapidly expanding state administration of economic and social life in Canada.

Robert Magill

He was immediately caught up in the crisis precipitated by the poor wheat crop of 1916 and the British demand for large quantities of Canadian grain.

Gordon Morton McGregor

In the opening months of World War I, he was positioned to become the most important cog in the Border Cities’ civilian war effort.

Ernest John Chambers

Chambers proved untiring and unyielding in his efforts to shelter citizens from printed material that might compromise their commitment to the war.

William John Hanna

He introduced the Ontario Temperance Act, which closed all bars, clubs, and liquor shops for the duration of World War I.