Ralph Webb

Colonel Ralph Humphreys Webb DSO MC (August 30, 1886 – June 1, 1945) was a soldier and politician based in Manitoba, Canada.

He was awarded the Military Cross, the Distinguished Service Order, and the Croix de Guerre.

[2] He was a virulent opponent of the Winnipeg General Strike in 1919, calling for the deportation of "radical agitators" and urging "the whole gang be dumped in the Red River".

After a series of labour strikes in 1931, Webb urged the "deportation of all undesirables", including communists, from Canada.

A flamboyant politician, Webb was known as a strong civic booster and an effective salesman of Winnipeg on the international stage.