French-Canadian Nationalists
They wanted autonomy from Britain and opposed Canada joining British wars. They also fought to protect French language rights.i
Dscrimination Against Immigrants
Many Canadians were ethnocentric and disliked newcomers. Asian immigrants faced severe restrictions like the head tax and immigration bans.
Treatment of Aboriginal Peoples
The government used assimilation such as residential schools to erase their culture, took their land, and denied them basic rights.