Fighting

Canada at War: Special Session of the Dominion Parliament, 1914

In this speech before a special session of the Dominion parliament in August of 1914, Prime Minister Robert Borden considers emergency measures to be adopted by the government in response to the outbreak of war in Europe.

The Lord Mayor's Luncheon in Honour of the Prime Minister of Canada

This speech, including addresses by Prime Minister's Churchill and King, discusses Canada's place at the side of Britain and her continued devotion to the Allied war effort.

Servitude or Freedom: The Present Position of the War

In this speech to the Canadian Club of Ottawa, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King outlines a recent trip to Great Britain, emphasizing the Canadian contribution to the war and the respect for Canada expressed by the people of Britain.

What Canada is Doing: A Tribute to the Canadian People

This speech made by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in the House of Commons, outlines the great contribution of the Canadian people to the war effort, particularly on the home front, and expresses gratitude to the people of the United States for their contributions.

The War: The German Army

Part of a series, this issue of La Guerre examines the German army.

Democracy in the Modern World

These three addresses by Senator Claude Pepper, made before the Canadian Clubs of Toronto and Ottawa, and the Empire Parliamentary Association of Toronto, address the meaning of "Democracy in the Modern World" in the face of the war.

Dieppe

The Dieppe raid was launched on the northern coast of France in August of 1942. Over 6000 infantrymen, predominantly Canadians, took part. Half of them returned to England without having accomplished their objectives; the rest were killed or captured. Bob Bowman, an overseas correspondent with the CBC, detailed the event in this pamphlet for the Canadian public.

Dieppe.1942.pdf (4.97 MB)

Canada at War, No. 45

First published in August of 1940, the Canada at War series aimed to provide Canadians with the most up-to-date information on the war effort, both at home and overseas. This is the 40th issue in that series.

Canadians All

Responding to the perceived potential for a fifth-column attack on behalf of the Nazi regime, Professor Kirkconnell seeks to bring Canadians together under an umbrella of unity. In this booklet he explains and emphasizes the commonalities among the different races and cultures that comprise the Canadian polity, arguing for the war as a perfect opportunity to recognize these commonalities and fight against disunity - something he argues the Nazis could use to infiltrate Canada.

With Canada's Fighting Men

In September 1941 a group of Canadian journalists were taken on a tour through the eastern Canadian establishments of the Navy, Army, and Air Force, in addition to a number of industrial plants engaged in wartime production. This booklet details the observations of G.H. Sallans, a journalist for the Vancouver Sun, throughout that tour.