The reddest rag that can be waved in front of any liberal-to-leftist Canadian is a copy of the stringent Defense of Canada Regulations, drafted to protect the Dominion from subversive activities. Under the Regulations, left-wing papers have been suppressed, more than 1,500 "Communists" and smalltime Fascists have been placed in internment camps without formal trial. Regarded by the Government-as a necessary accessory to Canada's war effort, opponents see the Regulations as a dangerous breach of civil liberties.
Thus last week when a motion to review the Regulations reached the floor of Ottawa's...
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