Department of Militia and Defence
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Department of Militia and Defence
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The Department of Militia and Defence was the government department responsible for military land forces in Canada from 1868 to 1921. The Minister of Militia and Defence was in charge of this department. The department was created by a Militia Act in 1868.
In 1906 when the British Army withdrew its forces stationed in Canada, and the department remained in place to support the Permanent Active Militia and Non-Permanent Active Militia, the name for Canadian land forces. In 1921 the Royal Canadia
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2023-12-05T09:28:48Z
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