 Hall writes that " the Sifton government in effect responded wholly or in part to practically every resolution from the 1913 UFA convention related to provincial powers . " This rate could not sustain itself , however , especially once the First World War began to occupy an increasing share of the province 's attention and resources . During the 1916 legislative session , the government acted on only two of the UFA 's twenty @-@ three demands of that year — one to allow the sale of gopher poison by UFA locals , and one dealing with brand inspection . 
