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'''PROFUNC''' is an acronym for "Prominent Functionaries of the Communist Party". It was a top secret contingency plan developed by the [[Canada|Canadian]] Government to give the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|Canadian police]] (RCMP) authority to mass arrest [[Communism|communists]] and suspected communists in the event of a [[third world war]].  
'''PROFUNC''' ("'''Pro'''minent '''Func'''tionaries of the Communist Party") was a [[Classified information|top secret]] [[contingency plan]] developed by the [[Government of Canada|Canadian Government]] to give the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] (RCMP) the authority to arrest [[Communism|communists]] and suspected communists en masse in the event of a [[third world war]].  


The program lasted from 1950 to 1983.
The programme lasted from 1950 to 1983.
[[Category:Anti-communism]]
[[Category:Anti-communism]]
[[Category:History of Canada]]
[[Category:History of Canada]]
[[Category:Socialism in Canada]]
[[Category:Socialism in Canada]]

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PROFUNC ("Prominent Functionaries of the Communist Party") was a top secret contingency plan developed by the Canadian Government to give the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) the authority to arrest communists and suspected communists en masse in the event of a third world war.

The programme lasted from 1950 to 1983.