HIST 1133 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Serge Bernier, Margaret Macmillan, Civil Liberties
21 Nov 2016
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Soviets foe then friend: hitler-stalin pact. Communist party of canada largely discredited: communists interned until the invasion of ussr in 1941, germany invades ussr in june 1941. Canadian communists released and encouraged to mobilize. North atlantic triangle: propaganda efforts to bring u. s. into the war, mackenzie king plays a role in anglo-american diplomacy. Total integration of north american industrial product. National resources mobilization act: conscription for home defence. 1942 plebiscite to release liberals from conscription pledge. Wlmk takes extraordinary measures to avoid conscription. Nrma forces deployed in nov. 1944: 13000 sent overseas. John grierson invited to report on canada"s film policy in 1938. Grierson also become head of the wartime information board in 1943. Massive industrial effort: 1/5 canadians involved in war production, 25% women, including married women. Between 40 and 50% of canada"s war production centred in ontario: atlantic canada, in particular, neglected. Defeated strike at kirkland lake, 1941 leads to wave of organizing, political support of the ccf.
