▁It ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁self - support ing ▁and ▁received ▁no ▁funds ▁from ▁the ▁University . ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁in ▁don ations ▁from ▁Edmund ▁Bo yd ▁Os ler ▁( O nt ario ▁politician ), ▁brother ▁of ▁famous ▁Canadian ▁phys ician ▁William ▁Os ler , ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁space ▁which ▁contained ▁a ▁general ▁labor atory , ▁a ▁ster il ising ▁facility , ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁b acter i ological ▁lab . ▁The ▁lab ▁soon ▁began ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁di ph ther ia ▁ant ito x in ▁and ▁P aste ur ▁ra b ies ▁treatment ▁that ▁would ▁eventually ▁be ▁made ▁available ▁to ▁all ▁Canad ians , ▁regardless ▁of ▁class ▁or ▁income . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I : ▁ 1 9 1 4 - 1 9 1 8 ▁ ▁Canada ▁entered ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁on ▁August ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁and ▁soon ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁anti - to x ins ▁against ▁t et anus ▁became ▁an ▁ur gent ▁w art ime ▁matter . ▁Robert ▁Def ries ▁who ▁joined ▁the ▁Ant ito x in ▁Lab ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁proposed ▁that ▁its ▁operations ▁be ▁expanded ▁to ▁treat ▁Canadian ▁soldiers ▁fighting ▁tren ch ▁war fare , ▁for ▁" not ▁a ▁fraction ▁of ▁the ▁necessary ▁amount ▁[ of ▁t et anus ▁ant ito x in ] ▁was ▁available ". ▁The ▁proposal ▁was ▁quickly ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁Board ▁of ▁Govern ors ▁despite ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁immediate ▁funds , ▁with ▁University ▁President ▁Robert ▁Fal con er ▁making ▁an ▁appeal ▁to