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of 1919. The Norris government was little involved in the strike itself. His administration favoured a negotiated compromise with the strikers and played little role in the strike's suppression by the federal government. When asked about the arrest of several leading strikers, Norris responded, "Just
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for August 6, 1915, and was rewarded with a landslide majority. The
Liberals and their independent allies won 41 of 48 seats, a record which has never been surpassed in Manitoba history.
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was generally poor. In 1916, the province eliminated the limited provisions for bilingual education that were agreed to in the
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