The Invasion of Poland and Canada's declaration of war
*Septemeber 1st 1939 Germany invaded Poland
*2 days later Britain and France declared war on Germany
*To go to war canada had to pass through parliament before they were allowed to go to war
*It was supported by P.M King and also his French Canadian Minister of Justice Ernest Lapointe
*The P.M. Gave Canadians assurance that there would never be a conscription as long as he was in office
*Canada officially declared war on Germany september 10th 1939
*1 week after the british
*2 days later Britain and France declared war on Germany
*To go to war canada had to pass through parliament before they were allowed to go to war
*It was supported by P.M King and also his French Canadian Minister of Justice Ernest Lapointe
*The P.M. Gave Canadians assurance that there would never be a conscription as long as he was in office
*Canada officially declared war on Germany september 10th 1939
*1 week after the british
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Summary
Canada declared war 10 days after great britain, this showed that we were now an independent nation and would have our own troops battling for a separate country from the British.