The Blue Shirts
Adrien Arcand and Fascist Anti-semitism in Canada
- 2017 INDIES Finalist
- Finalist, History (Adult Nonfiction)
While Adolf Hitler was seizing power in Germany, Adrien Arcand was laying the foundations in Quebec for his Parti national social chrétien. The Blue Shirts, as its members were called, wore a military uniform and prominently displayed the swastika. Hugues Théorêt describes a dark period in Quebec’s ideological history using an objective approach and careful, rigorous research.
