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Canada's Conscientious Objectors

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  1. Elinor Florence

    Elinor Florence Active Member

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    THE GUYS WHO WOULDN'T FIGHT . . .

    Almost 11,000 Canadian men refused, mainly for religious reasons, to perform military duties during World War Two. So the government required them to do “alternate service” in work camps, some of them in Western Canada’s national parks.

    CLICK ON WARTIME WEDNESDAYS TO READ THEIR STORY.

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    Slipdigit Good Ol' Boy Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    A good read, as always.
     

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