Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Times: Italian Canadian Experiences During World War II | Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 | Museums | Halifax, Nova Scotia | THE COAST

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Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Times: Italian Canadian Experiences During World War II

In June of 1940, Italy declared war on Britain and its allies. The reaction it sparked in Canada—the interment of 600 Italian-Canadian men on order from Prime Minister Mackenzie King—is remembered with this exhibit based on a series of oral histories.

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