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====Japanese Canadian internment====
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Japanese Canadian Internment refers to the detainment of Japanese Canadians following the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]] and the Canadian declaration of war on Japan during World War II. The forced relocation subjected Japanese Canadians to government-enforced curfews and interrogations and job and property losses. The internment of Japanese Canadians was ordered by Prime Minister [[Mackenzie King]], largely because of existing racism. However, evidence supplied by the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] and the [[Department of National Defence (Canada)|Department of National Defence]] show that the decision was unwarranted.

Until 1949, four years after World War II had ended, all persons of Japanese heritage were systematically removed from their homes and businesses and sent to internment camps. The Canadian government shut down all Japanese-language newspapers, took possession of businesses and fishing boats, and effectively sold them. To fund the internment itself, vehicles, houses, and personal belongings were also sold.