The Weird History Of Vancouver’s Italian Press
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The Cultural Centre in Vancouver
The two sides sniped back and forth at each other in open letters and letters to the editor. Ideological differences esculated into personal insults and occasionally into threats. The pro centre camp had the support of the provincial government, but branca exercised tremendous influence. Branka unapologetically aided the r c m p in rounding up italian canadians for interment camps during the second world war. In 19 74, they launched il marco polo, jelly braco just wont ti, the hollow where the tanes could dance and drinkand and happy. And net was te proben, and e was be bettles. Well di we do startioo pap teranna
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