Guelph Raid
St. Stanislaus novitiate, about 1920 | |
| Date | June 7, 1918 |
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| Location | St. Stanislaus Novitiate, Guelph, Ontario |
| Also known as | Guelph Novitiate Raid |
| Theme | Conscription Crisis of 1917 |
| Participants | |
| Inquiries | Royal Commission in April 1919 |
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The Guelph Raid was an incident that occurred at the St. Stanislaus Novitiate in Guelph, Ontario, in 1918. The novitiate was attended by the son of Charles Doherty, the Justice Minister of Canada. Canadian military officers surrounded it attempting to enforce the Military Service Act, causing a royal commission to be appointed by the Parliament of Canada in April 1919.