Joshua Norman Haldeman advocated for drafting every man and woman between the age of 16 and 60 into the military through his movement called the Total War and Defense Party.

“Historical sources confirm that after leaving the Technocracy movement, Joshua Norman Haldeman founded his own political party called the "Total War and Defence" party. According to a CBC News investigation, Haldeman published a manifesto for this party in 1941 titled "Total War and Defence for Canada." In this book, he explicitly called for the conscription of "every employable man and woman between the ages of sixteen and sixty" to support the British during World War II. Context: ⚠️ Actual number differs by >10%. This political movement was short-lived and did not gain popular support. It was one of several political affiliations for Haldeman, who was previously a leader in the Technocracy Inc. movement and later became the leader of the Social Credit Party of Saskatchewan.”