What was the economic and political impact of WWI on the development of the idea of Canadian nationhood?

Answer 1

Being so far from the battlefields of Europe, Canada was a safe resource for vital war materials such as timber and munitions.
The fact that the British Empire was defending french territory helped to unite the british and french communities in Canada.

Answer 2

WW1 had a huge impact on the idea of Canadian nationhood. Conferation took place in 1867, but I think it's fair to say that the Canadian identity was forged at Vimy ridge. Canadians had gone off to the Boer war together, but WW1 was the first time that Canadians in large numbers from different regions had ever worked together.

Answer 3

britain used all its colonies in world war 1 as sources of people (soldiers) and goods and money. the canadians and the other british colonies were therefor thrown into a war they had no interest in for the simple fact that they were a british colony. obviously they weren't very keen on that happening again and as a result they wanted more and more to separate from britain.