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camps. One well-known incemee was James Franc::c:scbini. an IraJian-bom millionaire<br />
who presided over Dufferin Consttuction and Shipbuilding. Despite the faa that<br />
Francesdtini's company was awarded several government war contraets and he had<br />
donau:d 510.000 10 the 1940 liberal campaisn. he was interned. III His company<br />
well known incemea included Monaeal mayor Camillien Houde. Houde was incemed<br />
after declaring he was -peremptorily apinst national registration. It is unequivocally<br />
a measure <strong>of</strong> conscription. 0111 When Houde refused 10 retrw:t his statement be was<br />
interned. This was l'ID( Houde's first buie with the Federal aovenunenc woo was<br />
u.nbIppy with Houde's publicly declarina in February 1939 dw if was broke out<br />
between Italy and Ena1and that the sympathy <strong>of</strong> French-Canadians woold be for Italy.<br />
Houde spent the ftrSt few months <strong>of</strong> his intmunent as Montreal mayor but lost his te-<br />
In addition to iruemment. mere was anocbet way 10 control nacunlized<br />
members <strong>of</strong> Fucist organizations. 'This avenue was via the Natwaliution Act. If<br />
naturalized citizens were proven 10 have been disaffecled oc disloyal, they could be<br />
deported under Sec:tion 41 <strong>of</strong> the Criminal Code.,It NabuaJized citizlens could be<br />
ll'Wbitaker, The GovmamtItt Party, 12S-126. Jones, Both Silks oIthe Win!, 393.<br />
1I1Jooes. 1JodI $ida <strong>of</strong> tJw 'Wi"" 333.<br />
1I'Barbara Roberts. lWImu '1M1 ea..- DqoniIti/1ftfrom. CmJada 19O()..19J5<br />
(Ottawa; <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Qua.... 1988), 22.<br />
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