Meanwhile , in western Canada , and to some extent in the Maritimes , populist reformers were pushing for increased provincial rights and a focus on agriculture , rather than the industrial focus of Central Canada . They formed the Progressive Party of Canada , which supported Mackenzie King when the Liberals had a minority government in 1925-26 . King eventually lost support , however , because of the trade tariffs issue , as well as a liquor smuggling scandal . When his request that parliament be dissolved was rejected by the Governor General of Canada ( '' see King-Byng Affair '' ) , he was forced to resign in 1926 , but was re-appointed after his party won the election later that year , after which , at an Imperial Conference , King advocated the redefining of the role of the Governor General and the gain of increased independence for Canada in the Balfour Declaration of 1926
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