Regulation 17

[4] As a result, French Canadians distanced themselves from the subsequent World War I effort, as its young men refused to enlist.

[6] The policy was strongly opposed by Franco-Ontarians, particularly in the national capital of Ottawa where the École Guigues was at the centre of the Battle of the Hatpins.

[8] In 1915, the provincial government of Sir William Hearst replaced Ottawa's elected separate school board with a government-appointed commission.

[10][11][4] Ferguson was an opponent of bilingualism, but repealed the law because he needed to form a political alliance with Quebec premier Louis-Alexandre Taschereau against the federal government.

[13] The Ontario Heritage Trust erected a plaque for L’École Guigues and Regulation 17 in front of the former school building, 159 Murray Street, Ottawa.

"L’École Guigues became the centre of minority-rights agitation in Ontario when in 1912 the provincial government issued a directive, commonly called Regulation 17, restricting French-language education.