To My Son in Spain: Finnish Canadians in the Spanish Civil War
This documentary features the story of Jules Paivio, the last living Canadian volunteer of the infamous Mackenzie-Papineau Battallion of the âInternational Brigadesâ. When Jules left from his home near Port Arthur (Thunder Bay), Ontario, his father, a famous Finnish poet, wrote a lasting lament: âTo My Son In Spainâ. In 1936-37, 1700 Canadians volunteered to fight with the Spanish people against a fascist coup dâetat led by elements of the Spanish Army. Backed by Musselini and Hitler, the fascists were bent on overthrowing Spainâs democratically elected socialist government and replacing it with military and church rule. It could be argued this conflict marked the true beginning of what would become World War II.
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2009-05-30
