Editing Referendums in Canada (section)

===Plebiscite on conscription===
{{main|1942 Canadian conscription plebiscite}}
{{see also|Conscription Crisis of 1944}}
The Question:
:''Are you in favour of releasing the Government from any obligations arising out of any past commitments restricting the methods of raising men for military service?''<br /><small>[[French language|French]]: ''Consentez-vous à libérer le gouvernement de toute obligation résultant d'engagements antérieurs restreignant les méthodes de mobilisation pour le service militaire ?''</small>
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Based on the result, the government adopted conscription but with a light touch, initially adopting the policy that those conscripted would not be sent overseas to active fighting. These inactive conscripts were nicknamed "zombies".