1915 in Canada

← → Events from the year 1915 in Canada.

"Canada First" - Henri Bourassa warns against involvement in war beyond what is good for Canada's finances, agriculture, industry, trade, military etc.

[3] Tests for tradesmen in Royal Flying Corps include coppersmiths making T pieces out of plate, tinsmiths making square funnels and painters signwriting[4] Federal cabinet's Order in Council censors printed texts mentioning military operations or anything to "hinder[...]the success of the forces"[5] Canadian Lt. Col. John McCrae's poem "In Flanders Fields" is published in Punch magazine[6] Nursing sister Capt.

Sophie Hoerner notes her hard work and praises her patients[7] Canadian prisoners of war tell German captors why they're fighting against Germany[8] Future minister of national defence George Pearkes describes trench duty conditions[9] Canadian soldier feels homicidal after friend's brother found dead on battlefield and their family perhaps lost in Lusitania sinking[10] Brant County, Ont.

leaders thank Six Nations following death of Lt. Cameron Brant[11] Officer describes huge training camp at Valcartier, Quebec [12] Soldier's letter about visiting friends and touring palaces in England, then getting arrested for returning late to camp[13] Canada's hundreds of growing towns should deter growth of slums found in its big cities[14] Saskatchewan government revokes liquor licences[15] Indian residential school principal criticized for allowing children to go home too often[16] Postcard: "Salmon Fishing on the Fraser River" shows cannery interior with piles of hundreds of cans[17]

Charles Tupper