1938 Mackenzie–Papineau Battalion
detail of plaque of mac-pap monument
the way home arduous. canadian government continued policy of ignoring or prosecuting veterans of spain, in accordance foreign enlistment act. money had scratched them home; arrested in france. not until january 1939 government agreed combatants return canada. upon return canada, many investigated rcmp , denied employment. number of mac-pap veterans fought in second world war, number prohibited due political unreliability being categorized premature antifascists .
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