Contemporary Accounts
"Every class was represented. Patriotic songs were sung; the mayor proclaimed a holdiay for the morrow. It was the most spontaneous ebullition of pure good spirits the Canadian public ever experienced."
W. Sanford Evans on Toronto celebrations. The Canadian Contingents and Canadian imperialism: a story and a study (1901). - P. 25
The celebratory atmosphere surrounding the departure and return of troops contrasts with the reality of participating in war, reflected in many soldiers' writings -- writings revealing for what is not stated and ambivalence towards the Boer peoples.
The literature of the day reflected the differing views towards the War, as well as attitudes and sentiments prevalent at that time.
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