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Originally Posted by annec
How bizarre! Did Canada know it was being used as a dumping-ground for Italian fascists? And presumably quite a few were only conforming to the prevailing ideology, rather than taking an active part in unsavoury events. Makes no difference, of course, to those on the receiving end.
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I don't know if Canada was officially informed, but I can't imagine that these people entered without being monitored by the RCMP. During WWII all Italian immigrants were regarded with suspicion in Canada and I suspect habits die hard, so they would be treated with suspicion after the war as would new arrivals.
In a strange twist of fate, the viillage where I live in the UK was the site of an Italian PoW camp. Many of my neighbours are of Italian descent in consequence, and Carluccio lives just down the road.
30-12-07, 02:50 AM
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