Claim

Claim 890

Montreal mayor Camillien Houde was arrested at city hall in 1940 and interned in Ontario for four years for denouncing government conscription policy.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: Montreal mayor Camillien Houde was arrested at city hall in 1940 and interned in Ontario for four years for denouncing government conscription policy.
Field: journalist_affected
Value: Houde arrested and interned
About: incident 1939-canada-defence-of-canada-regulations-censorship
Source: War Measures Act
Publisher: The Canadian Encyclopedia
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

Montreal mayor Camillien Houde was arrested at city hall in 1940. He was interned in Ontario for four years for denouncing government policies that led to conscription