PROFUNC

PROFUNC, an acronym for "prominent functionaries of the communist party", was a top secret Government of Canada project to identify and observe suspected Canadian communists and crypto-communists during the height of the Cold War.[1]

In operation from 1950 to 1983, the goal of the program was to allow for quick internment of known and suspected communist sympathizers in the event of war with the Soviet Union or its allies.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Secret Cold War plan included mass detentions", CBC News, October 14, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  2. ^ Officer in Charge, "D" Operations; "Memorandum to Area Commanders: Ref No. 6270-2-2", RCMP Security Service, May 27, 1983. Retrieved October 19, 2010, via CBC website.
  3. ^ "Enemies of the State", The Fifth Estate, October 15, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2010. Archived October 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine