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:''For other uses see, [[Blueshirts (disambiguation)]].'' | :''For other uses see, [[Blueshirts (disambiguation)]].'' | ||
The '''Blue Shirts of Canada''' was a [[Canadian | The '''Blue Shirts of Canada''' was a [[Canadian fascist]] organization led by Dr. [[J. G. Lambert]] and [[J. E. Lessard]]. In May 1938 the group broke away from [[Adrien Arcand]]'s [[Parti National Social Chrétien]].<ref>[http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19380601&id=wL00AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZKgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6717,84086 "Quebec Has only 1,800 Fascists, Not 15,000, Dr. Lambert Asserts", ''The Montreal Gazette'', June 1, 1938, page one]</ref> | ||
Previously the Blue Shirts were the [[paramilitary]] wing of the party. The Blue Shirts wore the [[swastika armband]]. | Previously the Blue Shirts were the [[paramilitary]] wing of the party. The Blue Shirts wore the [[swastika armband]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Shirt movements]] | [[Category:Shirt movements]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:56, 28 April 2024
- For other uses see, Blueshirts (disambiguation).
The Blue Shirts of Canada was a Canadian fascist organization led by Dr. J. G. Lambert and J. E. Lessard. In May 1938 the group broke away from Adrien Arcand's Parti National Social Chrétien.[1] Previously the Blue Shirts were the paramilitary wing of the party. The Blue Shirts wore the swastika armband.