Crisis of Conscience

The First World War's appalling death toll and the need for asense of equality of sacrifice on the home front led to Canada'sfirst experience of overseas conscription. While historians havefocused on resistance to enforced military service in Quebec, this hasobscured the important role of those who [...]
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The First World War's appalling death toll and the need for asense of equality of sacrifice on the home front led to Canada'sfirst experience of overseas conscription. While historians havefocused on resistance to enforced military service in Quebec, this hasobscured the important role of those who saw military service asincompatible with their religious or ethical beliefs. Crisis ofConscience is the first and only book about the Canadian pacifistswho refused to fight in the Great War. The experience of theseconscientious objectors offers insight into evolving attitudes aboutthe rights and responsibilities of citizenship during a key period ofCanadian nation building.