In all, four unarmed civilians were killed and dozens injured. English and French Canada hadn't been so divided since Louis Riel was hanged in 1885. A few months later - November 11, 1918 - the war ended but the fallout of the conscription issue would continue long after. For many years the Conservative Party, which had brought in conscription, found it hard to get votes in Quebec. The conscription crisis stuck in the minds of French Canadians in the decades to come. The memories fueled the flames of growing French nationalist passions and created a permanent wedge in Canada's linguistic divide.