Italian Canadian internment
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italian-canadian-internment-253-4237544
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Italian Canadian internment
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Italian Canadian internment was the removal and internment of Italian Canadians during World War II following Italy's June 10, 1940, declaration of war against the United Kingdom. Through the War Measures Act, the government of Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King gave itself the power to suspend habeas corpus, revoke rights, seize property and arrest those who were deemed a threat to the safety of Canada—labelling 31,000 Italian Canadians as "enemy aliens". Between 1940 and 1943,
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Internment of Italian Canadians during World War II
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Canadian_internment
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2023-11-13T18:26:03Z
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