Declassified memo reveals 20,000 communist sympathizers targeted Canadian institutions during Cold War
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Declassified memo reveals 20,000 communist sympathizers targeted Canadian institutions during Cold War

May 9, 2026
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A newly declassified federal memo from 1968 suggests Ottawa believed communist influence in Canada extended far beyond party membership, with tens of thousands of sympathizers embedded across key institutions during the Cold War.

Declassified memo reveals 20,000 communist sympathizers targeted Canadian institutions during Cold War
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