...declared, "will cordially approve of any necessary expenditure designed to promote the speedy organization of a Canadian naval service in cooperation with and...safety of the Empire and the peace of the world." Thus parliament under a French-speaking prime minister admitted and asserted the duty of the Canadian...

...House of Commons on 29 March a resolution affirming the view that the naval supremacy of Britain was essential to the security of commerce, the safety of the Empire, and the peace of the world, and declaring readiness to organize a Canadian naval service in close relation to, and co-operation...

...House will cordially approve of any necessary expenditure designed to promote the speedy organization of a Canadian naval service in cooperation with and in close relation to the Imperial Navy. Agreement between the parties did not last long; and after many discussions of the matter it is now...

...national defence, and approving of any necessary expenditure designed to promote the speedy organization of a Canadian naval service in cooperation with, and in close relation to, the Imperial Navy. On the 15th April Mr. Fisher, the Prime Minister of the Australian Government telegraphed that, whereas...

...the Imperial Treasury for naval and military purposes would not be, so far as Canada is concerned, the most satisfactory solution of the question of...safety of the Empire, and the peace of the world. The House expresses its firm conviction that whenever the need arises the Canadian people will be found...

...expenditure designed to promote "the speedy organization of a Canadian naval service," while recognizing that "the naval supremacy of Britain is essential...commerce, the safety of the Empire, and the peace of the world."37 On 30 April 1909 the British government sent an invitation to all of the dominion ministers...

...late into the night of 29 March 1909, resulting in unanimous approval for "the speedy organization of a Canadian naval service in co-operation with and...suggested by the Admiralty at the last Imperial Conference [in 1907]." 42 Although the debate had transpired at the height of the Dreadnought Crisis, Canadians...

...The House is of opinion that under the present constitutional relations between the Mother Country and the self-governing Dominions the payment of regular...the safety of the Empire and the peace of the world. The House expresses its firm conviction that whenever the need arises the Canadian people will be found...

...House will cordially approve of any recessary expenditure designed to promote the speedy organization of a Canadian naval service in co-operation with and...the safety of the Empire and the peace of the world. The House expresses its firm conviction that whenever the need arises the Canadian people will be found...

...branch of the public service. The Resolution adopted by the House of Commons, for the organization of a Canadian Naval service, in co-operation with, and in close relation to, the Imperial Navy, is a proper acknowledgment of the duties now appertaining to Canada as a nation, and as a member of...