translate English to French: A 21 March editorial in The Globe and Mail entitled "Our Empire Partnership" described Prime Minister King’s speech as "far from a rallying cry for the Empire and other democracies."65 In Le Devoir, the interpretation was that King had openly declared his intention to side with Britain, come what may.66 A day later, it was announced that both the Ontario and Quebec Legislatures were preparing resolutions that would force the government in opposite directions on the question of Canadian involvement.
La situation politique du Canada se compliqua quelques jours après le discours de King, quand Neville Chamberlain annonça que son pays entrerait en guerre si l’Allemagne attaquait la Pologne. La nouvelle était inattendue et lourde de conséquences, car la Grande-Bretagne ne pouvait assurer la sécurité des frontières polonaises sans conclure une entente avec la Russie68.