The article by the Canada Gazette describes the proclamations outlined by the King of England, which were on the suspension of trade with enemy nations. The suspension of trade entailed the banning of commercial interaction that would benefit anyone associated or correlated to the enemy nations of Austria-Hungary and the German Empire, as well as any benefit from working with said people. Trade with nations has been important for Canada, and the loss of two trade partners would hamper the economic growth of Canada and worse yet was going to war with their former trade partners. Furthermore, the loss of trade partners on a corporate and individual level was felt more deeply as goods previously exchanged now ceased and this would force Canada into developing closer ties to the United States and the wider British Commonwealth. The suspension of trade would also signify the first of the many losses to come in the following years, although the losses would eventually become more brutal and bloodier.

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[1] Canada Gazette, vol. 48, no. 12, Regular Issue, September 19, 1914, Government of Canada Library / Canada Gazette, 1841 to 1997, https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=CanGaz&idNumber=8672&ecopy=cgc_p1-2_v048_n012_t000_000_19140919_p00002