How would continuing Canada's Naval Service Act affect the First World War?
Short answerCanada would provide more escorts and cruisers, adding to the Allies' already large advantage in the supporting ships Germany had neglected.
NotesMore Canadian infrastructure and construction would create a better-rounded navy able to contribute destroyers, escorts, and perhaps cruisers. Germany, meanwhile, concentrated resources on dreadnoughts and battlecruisers while hollowing out its cruiser and destroyer strength. Canada would therefore add useful depth without transforming the fundamental naval balance.