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1942 in Canada

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Events from the year 1942 in Canada.

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Canadian Press reporter's landing craft "under intense Nazi fire" from boats, planes and infantry at Dieppe<ref>Ross Munro, "'I Saw Canadian Heroes Die at Dieppe'" The Vancouver Sun, Vol. LVI, No. 272 (August 20, 1942), pgs. 1, 10. Accessed 10 July 2020</ref>

Official study details objectives, heroism and failures of combined commando raid on Dieppe, France<ref>Gillis Purcell, "First Full Exposition Of Dieppe Raid Given" The Globe and Mail (May 18, 1943). Accessed 11 August 2024</ref>

Canadian soldier in Dieppe raid describes prisoner-of-war camp life in Germany<ref>Leslie Bernicky, "A Day in the Life of a Prisoner of War" Accessed 7 July 2020</ref>

Painting: portrait of Indigenous soldier Lloyd George Moore, Royal Canadian Artillery<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

"Considerable excitement and tension" - Template:HMCS rams U-boat while on convoy duty in Caribbean Sea<ref>Canadian Naval Forces, "Memorandum: To Naval Broadcasting Officer(...); Interview with Lieut. Cully" Accessed 8 July 2020</ref>

Pubnico, Nova Scotia children salvage flour, cigarettes and candy bars from torpedoed freighters in harbour<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

"Blasted from a cosy state room to a cold, icy water" - Survivors' tales of torpedoed Sydney–to–Port-aux-Basques ferry Caribou<ref>H. Thornhill, "A Sad and Bitter Tale Related by Mr. J. Lundrigan - A Survivor" and "The Tale of Mr. William Strickland" It Happened in October: The Tragic Sinking of the SS Caribou. Accessed 8 July 2020</ref>

Illustration: U.S. Coast Guard rescues Canadian fliers from Greenland ice shelf<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

To maintain status quo with Vichy France, Allies manoeuvre to get Free French forces off St. Pierre and Miquelon<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Minister of Finance says Canadians not working for themselves or their families, but for victory<ref>J.L. Ilsley, "Canada Delivering The Goods - After Agonizing Years" (January 9, 1942 newspaper clipping). Accessed 8 July 2020</ref>

In U.S. government profile of Allies, Canada noted for contributions like 2 billion pounds of food and "54% of everyone's income"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

"Has Canada fully mobilized her material resources [and] man and woman power to wage total war?" - Opposition Leader's 7-point plan<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Federal agriculture minister James Gardiner lists supports and goals for producers, and praises farm men, women and children<ref>"Farm Forum: Feeding an entire army" (November 9, 1942), National Farm Radio Forum, Radio, CBC Programs, Archives. Accessed 21 January 2021 https://www.cbc.ca/player/archives/cbc%20programs/radio/national%20farm%20radio%20forum (scroll through "National Farm Radio Forum - 10 videos")</ref>

PM King broadcasts enhanced plan of men's, women's and youth's service to achieve "total effort for total war"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Women's Land Army members work on farms and socialize with Canadian soldiers in Sussex, England<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In House of Commons debate, Minister of National Defence J.L. Ralston addresses total war policy and conscription<ref>The Extent of Canada's War Effort (February 10, 1942). Accessed 17 May 2022</ref>

"The most sacred understanding" - PM King asks voters for release from pledge of no conscription for overseas military service<ref>William Lyon Mackenzie King, "Address on the national security plebiscite, April 7, 1942" Accessed 9 July 2020</ref>

Canadians vote "yes" in conscription plebiscite by large majorities in 8 provinces, with strong "no" in Quebec<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

"A systemic policy of annihilation" - Zionist congress of Switzerland reports millions of Jews killed<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

"Defensive measures of the racial brotherhood" - "Final Solution" should include sterilization of "half-Jews"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Eviction from coastal British Columbia creates many social problems for people of Japanese origin<ref>"Begin Steps on Second Phase of Evacuation; End of Removal Here but People Still Face Many Difficult Issues; Independent Work Basic" The New Canadian, Vol. XXV, No. 90 (October 17, 1942), pg. 1. Accessed 10 December 2019 (See also Japanese foreign affairs office protest against internments in Canada (pgs. 1675–6))</ref>

Letter writer calls places Japanese Canadians are sent "pleasant" and "scenic," and calls canyon with snow slides "the only safe place" to put them<ref> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Young interned Japanese Canadians seek pen pals to "sling some ink our way"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Japanese Canadian George Tanaka experiences feeling of freedom in Toronto, along with both sympathy and racism<ref>"Wartime Toronto and Japanese Canadians" Polyphony (Summer 1984), pgs. 199-200. Accessed 10 July 2020 (See also "Notice to Enemy Alien" giving Vancouver Japanese Canadian four days to leave)</ref>

Canadian diplomat in Washington strongly suspects U.S. government is eavesdropping on his communications<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Drills and training part of Manitoba's Air Raid Precaution campaign, though federal government calls it unnecessary<ref>"'Guinea Pig' Company To Test A.R.P. Methods" (January 17, 1942) and "Manitoba A.R.P. Area; Work To Start Despite 'Not Necessary' Verdict" (January 23, 1942), The Winnipeg Tribune. Accessed 9 July 2020</ref>

As part of Victory Bonds campaign, Winnipeg stages "If Day" mock German invasion including arrest of premier and mayor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Film: newsreel report on If Day in Winnipeg<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

"Death and Destruction!" - Victory Bonds promotion page shows Hamilton, Ont. after bomber attack<ref>"Death and Destruction!; What the Gore Could Look Like After a Dive-Bomber Blitz!" The Hamilton Spectator, Vol. XCVI, No. 31 (March 2, 1942), Second Section. Accessed 9 July 2020</ref>

Hamilton hydro commission prohibits commercial and decorative lighting, and dims street lights to 60%<ref>Mayor Wm. Morrison, "WARNING To All Persons in Hamilton!" (1942). Accessed 8 July 2020</ref>

"Environments created by war foster dangerous inclinations and tendencies" - PM King urges temperance as part of war effort<ref>William Lyon Mackenzie King, "Canada and the War; Temperance and a Total War Effort" (December 16, 1942 broadcast). Accessed 9 July 2020</ref>

"Prophet of a new idea" - Journalist Bruce Hutchison's tribute to late CCF leader and co-founder J.S. Woodsworth<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

"There is work for everyone" - Whitehorse, Yukon transformed by industrial development<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Wife of U.S. Army general enjoys settling in Whitehorse (Note: "squaw" and rape mentioned)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Brief film of Alberta oil sands being quarried and refined<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>

After three decades and 1.6 billion feet of lumber cut, Fort Frances, Ont. mill closes with banquet and dance for employees<ref>"Shevlin-Clarke Co. Ltd. Ends 32 Years of Lumbering Operations in Fort Frances" Fort Frances Times and Rainy Lake Herald (April 23, 1942). Accessed 9 July 2020</ref>

Future Netherlands queen Juliana's Ottawa maternity suite declared outside Canadian jurisdiction for birth of her third child<ref>"Proclamation" The Canada Gazette, Vol. LXXVI, No. 232, Extra (December 26, 1942). Accessed 7 July 2020</ref>

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