nation with a population of only 500,000 men of military age cannot effect spectacular achievements in the supply of trained soldiers. But nevertheless it is announced that twe complete witl: ancillary will soon be in the front line Britain, and that the training of two more divisions is being pressed at full speed. Canada has introduced conscription, and the Minister of National War Service believes that an army of a million men can be trained without dislocating industrial and primary production.
So the part which Canada intends to play and can play is rapidly i creasing. Its primary products—wheat, timber and metals—are of vital importance to Brit: war industry is becor arsenal for the British forces, far removed from the threat of the bomber. The ai training scheme making rapid progress and is p: ably the most important single contribution. And tough soldiers from the New World are helping to defend Britain, and will be in the forefront when Britain takes the offensive,
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