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emember Christian charity.'"
The N.U.P. attempted 10 become the fllSt national Fascist orpnization in
Canada. but it was neither unilf:d nor na1ionaI. With the dealh of Whittaker, the
C.N.P. was in a stare of flux. the IC*Iers in the Maritimes b.a no support. and
Ontario was rxked by infilhtinc. A key problem with Arcand's N.U.P. was it was
not really national. nor did Arcand seem willinc to make it so. "Fur et Whittaker ne
comprenaient pas, ... parce qu'its n'ctaiem pas eatboliques.-- Lanauaac. religion
and seoaraPhY divided the main Frencb section of the N.U.P. from its counler-parts
in the rest of CanIda. Hindered by the increased media and political anention
brouabton by the GcrmanAJudWw. the N.U.P. tided inco quiet oblivion in IaIe
1938 when Arcand decided 10 focus bis attentions on Quebec. The official orpn of
the N.U.P., u ComINIt NDtiONJl was published in French only. umXnooring
Arcand's lack of concern with Ena1ish-Canadian Fascist groups. By January 1940.
N.U.P. membership was coo::erumed in Montreal with 5,942 rnemben and the rest
of Quebec with 982 members. Omario had only 101 members. New Brunswick 4$
memben. Alberta 8 member. SasbD::bcwan 2, and Manitoba 3 members. Totll
N.U.P. membenbip was 7.083....
Arcand's was not the only Fuc:ist movement 10 establish itself in Quebec:.
1"Caus. oLe Parti Narional Social Chretien,· n·73.
-eaux. ole Patti Nalional Social Chretien, • 79.
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