▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Robert ▁B orden ▁and ▁the ▁Ott awa ▁administration . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁whis ky ▁magn ate ▁and ▁then - Ch air man ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁Society ▁Colonel ▁Albert ▁Good er ham ▁fund ed ▁an ▁operation ▁to ▁equip ▁the ▁Lab ▁with ▁the ▁capacity ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁Canadian ▁supply ▁by ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁Good er ham ▁had ▁seen ▁a ▁need ▁for ▁anti - to x ins ▁against ▁t et anus , ▁which ▁had ▁become ▁an ▁ur gent ▁w art ime ▁matter ▁for ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Force . ▁He ▁was ▁im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁fled g ling ▁labor atory ' s ▁capacity ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁t et anus ▁ant ito x in ▁in ▁controlled ▁conditions ▁and ▁at ▁a ▁lower ▁price ▁than ▁the ▁American ▁sources ▁than ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁had ▁initially ▁contact ed . ▁He ▁turned ▁over ▁a ▁ 5 8 - acre ▁farm ▁on ▁D uffer in ▁Street ▁north ▁of ▁Toronto ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁production ▁plant ▁on ▁condition ▁that ▁it ▁be ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Con n aught , ▁then ▁Governor - General ▁of ▁Canada ▁( 1 9 1 1 - 1 9 1 6 ). ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Board ▁of ▁Health ▁began ▁to ▁dist ribute ▁the ▁Ant ito x in ▁Labor atory ' s ▁products ▁for ▁free ▁across ▁the ▁province . ▁Other ▁provincial ▁govern ments ▁soon ▁followed ▁suit , ▁starting ▁in ▁S ask atch ew an . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1