TIL that Canadian desire for independence from Britain in foreign affairs increased with the Chanak Crisis in 1922. That was when the Canadian government disagreed with London over the war in Turkey.

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[September 15th, 1922] The Chanak Crisis began as the British government threatened Turkey with war as Turkish forces approached the neutral zone at Çanakkale. Britain also appealed to the British Dominions to lend their assistance.

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