Inactive Canadian Troops What? -troops sent to Britain Why? -to defend Britain Results: -two years passed without attack -soldiers became bored and restless -families in Canada protested		One of the reasons for the Dieppe attack was to put Canadian troops into action. When World War II began in 1939, Canada joined the Allies in battling the Germans. Many Canadian soldiers were sent to Britain to defend it from a German invasion. When two years passed without an attack, the Canadian soldiers became bored and restless. Their families back in Canada also began to protest their inactivity.