an Corps, which means during the war Canada went from being a part of the British military to a separate Canadian military unit. Additionally, Dunstan fought in the battles of Sanctuary Wood, Vimy Ridge, and Passchendaele, as previously mentioned these key battles helped forge Canadians sense of pride and regret toward fighting in a war that had nothing politically to do with Canada. The rest of the novel illustrates how the United States influences the Canadian economic identity; this is symbolised by Boy Staunton's character. As evidence, Boy is the head of a company called Alpha Corporation, which follows capitalist ideals. Indeed, people even call him a "ca-pittle-ist" making him contemptuous during the 1930's with the Great Depression caused by Black Tuesday when the stock markets crashed in the US on October 1929. Unfortunately, due to Canada's growing economic alliance with America, Canadian markets were also greatly affected; the crash of 1929 put Canada into a depression as well. Ironically, at the end of the novel Boy Staunton is killed by his American ideals, metaphorically speaking when he drowns in his American made Cadillac. Finally, the term "fifth business" itself means to play a supporting or secondary role can be connected to Canada's national identity. For example, throughout Canada's history she has always played a secondary or supporting role to either the United Kingdom or the United States, meaning she has always been on the periphery. Hence, Canada can be called fifth business like Dunstan in the novel Fifth Business (Davies, 230-1). Under these conditions, the novel Fifth Business reflects Canada's changing political, economic, and social identity between the years of 1908 to 1970. In conclusion, Canada's national identity is greatly influenced by where her loyalties lie. For instance, in the novel, The Imperialist by Sara Jeanette Duncan, Canada is an imperialist country and her loyalty is to the British Empire...
