Chanak Affair
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The Chanak Affair occurred in 1922, when British troops stationed near Chanak, on the Dardanelles, were threatened with attack by the Turks. The British government issued a request for military support from the colonies. Unlike the case eight years earlier, when World War 1 broke out, Canada did not automatically consider itself active in the conflict. Instead, Prime Minister King insisted that the Canadian Parliament decide on the course of action Canada would follow. By the time the issue had been debated in the House of Commons, the threat at Chanak had passed. Nonetheless, King made his point: Parliament would decide the role that Canada would play in external affairs.
(From Canada A Nation Unfolding, ©McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, 1994)