(Correspondence Varcoe, F.P, 1942)

(Correspondence Varcoe, F.P, 1942)

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Title Proper MG26 J1 VOLUME 335 PAGES 287616-288453
Date(s) 1942
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This file includes government correspondence regarding the forced uprooting of Japanese Canadians from the coast of British Columbia and their treatment in internment and work camps. In a letter to the Department of External Affairs by the Consul General of Spain, the Consul emphasizes the Canadian government's war-time treatment of Japanese Canadians, for example, saying that forced uprooting, compulsory labour, and family separation represent an "unprecedented outrage of humanity." The file also includes discussion on the War Time Measures Act, the Vocational Training Co-ordination Act, and prohibition of liquor advertising.
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(Correspondence Varcoe, F.P, 1942)
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Readers of these historical materials will encounter derogatory references to Japanese Canadians and euphemisms used to obscure the intent and impacts of the internment and dispossession. While these are important realities of the history, the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective urges users to carefully consider their own terminological choices in writing and speaking about this topic today as we confront past injustice. See our statement on terminology, and related sources here.