About this episode
By 1917, tens of thousands of Torontonians had joined the Canadian forces fighting in Europe and thousands had died. Women were entering the workforce to replace men who had joined the army and the cost of living kept rising as the war consumed ever more resources. This episode will focus on Toronto’s experience during the last two years of the war, as people began demanding conscription to compel so-called shirkers to join the army, and social tensions led to violence as people turned on anyone who opposed conscription or anyone who just happened to be different.
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Music:
The Westerlies - The Dover
World's Sunrise - Jimena Contreras
Hopeless - Jimena Contereras
Nature Nurture - Quincas Moreira
