Borden, Robert Laird, Sir, 1854-1937
Suffragists--Great Britain--1910-1920
Women--Suffrage--Canada
Women--Suffrage--Great Britain
Women's Social and Political Union (Great Britain)]]>

In 1912, Prime Minister Borden met with a delegation of five members of the Women's Social and Political Union in the Savoy Hotel in London, England. Rachel Barrett, one of the delegates, warned him that British suffragettes might start a militant campaign in Canada. Borden's response was that the power rested with the nine provinces.]]>