Objections to mass immigration into Canada have been raised in the Provincial Legislature by members of the “Union National” party, who are followers of the ex-premier, Maurice Duplessis, sponsor of an anti-immigration resolution in the Legislature.
Onesime Gagnon, one of Duplessis lieutenants, argued that his opposition to immigration was not directed against any particular race, nor against individual immigrants, but against the idea of mass entry into Canada. He warned of the “danger” of such a movement and called on the Quebec government to use all means at its disposal to halt the threat. Reiterating his opposition to mass immigration Mr. Gagnon pointed out that even the Arabs of Palestine did not want mass Jewish immigration.
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