The Chanak Crisis set the stage for King to make clear that Canada would henceforth make its own foreign policy. Although Britain did not agree, King's government was implemented. During the Halibut Treaty of 1923, Canada and the United States made an agreement on the halibut fishing season. This treaty marked the fact that Canada had gained the right to sign treaties independently. The constitutional crisis of 1926, also known as the King-Byng Affair, occurred when Governor-General Julian Byng refused to dissolve parliament and call a general election (as suggested by then Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King). King wanted to redefine what it meant to be the Governor General and wanted to reinforce that government advice should not be ignored by the Governor General based on personal opinion. The person's case was another significant milestone for Canada in the 1920s. “In the 1920s, five Alberta women fought a legal and political battle to have women recognized as persons under the BNA Act. The historic decision of the British Privy Council, the highest level of legal redress in Canada at the time, was a landmark victory for women's rights in Canada” (Munroe 1). The 1920s were aptly named because they were truly roaring for Canada. The country achieved independence by signing foreign policies and treaties and having authority over its own government (not influenced by the British