Section 41 of the Immigration Act was enforced in June 1919 (following the Winnipeg General Strike) and allowed government officials to deport individuals who advocated to overthrow of the government using force.
This change allowed the government to add more restrictive regulations to its immigration policy to protect Canada from what they deemed as dangerous ideologies.
Parliament drafted Section 98 of the Criminal Code in 1919 in response to the labour unrest in Canada that ultimately resulted in the Winnipeg General Strike.
The wording for Section 98 was created largely on the basis of the War Measures Act (specifically Order-in-Council 2384).
Section 98 was in effect from 1919–1936 and it targeted "unlawful associations," wh
The Winnipeg General Strike began on May 15, 1919, in Winnipeg, Manitoba in response to the poor economic and social conditions following the Second World War.
These economic and social conditions were felt acutely by skilled building and metal workers who were attempting to negotiate new wage and working conditions contracts, veterans who struggled to obtain jobs following the war, and Canadians across the country who were struggling due to high unemployme