The Blue Shirts : Adrien Arcand and Fascist Anti-Semitism in Canada /
Hugues Théorêt ; translated by Ferdinanda van Gennip and Howard Scott.
- 1st ed.
- Ottawa : University Of Ottawa Press, 2017.
- xv, 335 p. : b/w ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-316) and index.
"While Adolf Hitler was seizing power in Germany, Adrien Arcand was laying the foundations in Quebec for his Parti national social chrétien. The Blue Shirts, as its members were called, wore a military uniform and prominently displayed the swastika. Arcand saw Jewish conspiracy wherever he turned and his views resonated with his followers who, like him, sought a scapegoat for all the ills eroding society. Even after his imprisonment during the Second World War, the fanatical Adrien Arcand continued his correspondence with those on the frontlines of anti-semitism. Until his death in 1967, he pursued his campaign of propaganda against communists and Jews. Hugues Théorêt describes a dark period in Quebec’s ideological history using an objective approach and careful, rigorous research in this book, which won the 2015 Canada Prize (Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences)." (Publisher's Website) TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface Introduction Chapter 1 Le Goglu Builds its Nest Arcand’s Parents Studies The Journalist Leisure Pursuits Chapter II Le Goglu Takes Flight Quebec in 1929 Le Miroir Le Goglu L’Ordre Patriotique des Goglus The “David Bill” on Jewish Schools Jewish Immigration to Quebec The Achat chez nous Campaign Arcand and R.B. Bennett’s Conservatives Dr. Lalanne The “Bercovitch Bill” on Hate Propaganda Chapter III The Blue Shirts Le Patriote The National Social Christian Party Le Fasciste canadien The Choquette Affair Arcand Advocates for Canadian Unity Arcand Supports Maurice Duplessis Arcand Outside Quebec Watchful Eye of the RCMP Incidents of Violent Anti-Semitism in Canada Fascist Little Italy A Split in the PNSC Anticosti Island Controversy Chapter IV The Key to the Mystery The Influence of Édouard Drumont Protocols of the Elders of Zion The Protocols in Quebec The Key to the Mystery Chapter V The Canadian Union of Fascists The National Unity Party of Canada Arcand Abandons the Swastika Arcand Preaches Canadian Corporatism The Party’s Principles Le Combat national Against War Canadian Fascists Under Scrutiny by the Authorities Power Hungry The Opposition Goes on the Offensive Chapter VI Arrests and Internments Canada Goes to War Against Germany Raid at Arcand’s Party Headquarters Arrests Arcand’s Internment Life Behind Barbed Wire Efforts to Obtain Arcand’s Release “Mr. Montreal” Chapter VII Liberation Arcand’s Political Failures Chapter VIII The Cold War Years Anti-Communism in Quebec Le Goglu Picks Up its Refrain La République Universelle “Social reconstruction is inevitable” L’Unité nationale Reborn Is the unrest troubling our world today intentional? Chapter IX Post-War Anti-Semitic Correspondence Chapter X Arcand’s Legacy Serviam and the Fleur-de-Lys À bas la haine ! Arcand Denies the Holocaust Arcand and the State of Israel Arcand and the Second Vatican Council La Révolte du Matérialisme Ottawa Examines Hate Propaganda Ernst Zundel Tributes to Arcand Death of Arcand Arcand’s Heirs Arcand Before the Judgment of History From Communism to Internationalism Serviam Reborn Conclusion The Historiographical Debates Bibliography Index
Translated from the French original.
9780776624679 (pbk)
Arcand, Adrien, 1899-1967.
National Unity Party of Canada.
Fascism--History.--Québec (Province) Fascism--History.--Canada Antisemitism--History--Québec (Province)--20th century. Right and left (Political science)--History--Canada--20th century. Politicians--Québec (Province)--Biography.