T h e G r e a t W a r When Britain is at war, Canada is at war,¡± Laurier had said in 1910 (Morton 1, p.130). Canada, being part of the British Empire, was allied with Britain during the Great War. Thus, as soon as Britain declared war on Germany, Canada was automatically involved. Wh...

Timothy Findley's novel The Wars shows the cruelty and perversity of the First World War. However, as the plural in the title suggests, it is more than just a story about the historical war. War also works on a metaphorical level. In fact, there are three wars in it that contain a pacifist mess...