Excerpt from Canada and British Wars Let there be no dispute as to where I stand. When Britain's message came, then Canada should have said: 'ready, aye ready; we stand by you.' I hope the time has not gone by when that declaration can yet be made. If that declaration is made, then I will be at the back of the Government Can anyone divine what is to be the result of a policy by which we determine tor ourselves whether or not we leave to Britain, or share with her, the defence of treaties to which the honor as well as the signature of this country is pledged? Can anyone divine where it is going to lead us? Or what will be the effect the procrastinations of this week we are passing through (a). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.