An important factor in Canadian life between the wars was the veterans' associations, of which the Canadian Legion was the best-known and most prominent. A number of veterans thought that their experience in World War One was enough and demanded that Canada never again participate in "European wars." Others, however, still responded to the old sentiment of "King and country and took pride in their own service from 1914 to 1918. In times of international crisis, the prime minister's desk was deluged with offers of help and pledges of support from veterans' associations and individual veterans. Here veterans parade on one of many such occasions during the King's visit to Canada in 1939.
