Why Canadians Fought in the Spanish Civil War | The Agenda

During the Spanish Civil War in 1936, some 1,700 Canadians volunteered to secretly travel to Spain to fight and possibly die for the Republicans. Ardent Canadian communist Edward Cecil-Smith was one of them. In his book, "Not for King or Country: Edward Cecil-Smith, the Communist Party of Canada, and the Spanish Civil War," author Tyler Wentzell tells the story of this ?violent pacifist." Subscribe to The Agenda with Steve Paikin on YouTube:    / theagenda   Listen to the podcast: https://www.tvo.org/podcasts/the-agen... Follow on social media: Facebook -   / theagenda   Twitter -   / theagenda   Subscribe to TVO Media Education Group newsletters: https://www.tvo.org/newsletters Get the TVO Today app: App Store: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/tvo-tod... Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... See more ways to access The Agenda with Steve Paikin and TVO Today: https://www.tvo.org/tvo-anytime-anywhere The Agenda with Steve Paikin is TVO Today's flagship current affairs program, devoted to exploring the social, political, cultural and economic issues that are changing our world. We consistently offer a diversity of viewpoints and in-depth analysis of what lies behind the headlines. See more about The Agenda with Steve Paikin at https://www.tvo.org/theagenda