Image Credit: Vladm / Dreamstime.com

By CFJC Today

Ricucire un Rapporto

Mending a Relationship

Apr 26, 2021 | 10:59 AM

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that in May, the federal government will formally apologize for the treatment of Italian-Canadians during the Second World War (WWII).

According to the Canadian Encyclopedia, 600 Italian-Canadian men were interned in camps after Italy allied with Germany in 1940. Nearly another 31,000 additional Italian-Canadians were declared enemy aliens.

There are Kamloops residents of Italian-Canadian descent who lived through WWII, or had ancestors who did, and shared their stories with CFJC Today. Some said a formal apology from the federal government would be greatly appreciated, and others said while it would be the right thing to do, they don’t feel one is necessary.

Part One: ‘He thought the entire country disliked Italians’

Part Two: ‘It’s hard to get 18 months of barbed wire out of your gut’

1000 Ways to Heal

1000 Ways to Heal: Moons

Dec 10, 2024

Question of the Week

Should Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson apologize or resign after it was found he breached a section of council's code of conduct for allowing false or misleading information to be communicated?

Dec 09, 2024

One Man's Opinion

COLLINS: Donald has it wrong - again

Dec 08, 2024

Part Three: ‘They wanted the Italian community to pledge allegiance to Canada’