Canadian Union of Fascists
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Template:Politics of Canada The Canadian Fascist Party was a fascist political party based in the Canadian city of Winnipeg. The party was affiliated with the British Union of Fascists and later became known as the Canadian Union of Fascists and Canadian Union for short. It published its own newspaper called "The Thunderbolt".
The party was led by "Chuck" Crate, who became leader at the age of 17. He had contacting the British Union of Fascists, who was put him in touch with the party.
The party was dissolved when the Second World War began. The party asked its members to obey the law, but to work for a negotiated peace. Crate escaped a treason charge, and ended up in the Royal Canadian Navy.
The party, though not officially racist or anti-semitic, had strong connections to Adrien Arcand's Canadian Unity Party, which was openly both racist and anti-semitic.