Claim

Claim 891

The Communist Party of Canada was officially banned and more than 100 of its leading members were imprisoned.

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

Statement: The Communist Party of Canada was officially banned and more than 100 of its leading members were imprisoned.
Field: action
Value: Communist Party banned
About: incident 1939-canada-defence-of-canada-regulations-censorship
Source: Communist Party of Canada
Publisher: The Canadian Encyclopedia
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

the party was officially banned in Canada, and more than 100 leading members were imprisoned.