The Conscription Crisis (Drafting) is a mandatory service in the military.
The Conscription in 1917 was a result of lack of men volunteering to fight in WWI. Most French Canadians didn’t want conscription because they didn’t want to fight for the British who, at the time, didn’t give the French Canadians very many rights.
Later though, Frederick Borden made the Military Service Act which forced all men from 20-35 had to fight in the war. Later the government made this law, which put a lot of pressure on men who had to support their families and keep up with their jobs.
Later though, a vote was called about the Conscription Act. Women who were married or with men who were enlisted could vote, and the men in the military could vote. They ended up staying in favour of the Conscription thinking that with more troopF, the war would end quicker which would be good for everyone. The french Canadians rioted because they didn’t want to fight for the British.