Joshua Norman Haldeman was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on the charge of being a member of an illegal organization a few weeks after Technocracy was made illegal.
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“Historical records confirm that Joshua Norman Haldeman, Elon Musk's maternal grandfather, was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The charge was for being a member of Technocracy Incorporated, which had been declared an illegal organization. However, the timeline is slightly off; Technocracy was banned in Canada in June 1940, and Haldeman's arrest occurred in early October 1940, which is approximately four months later, not "a few weeks." Context: The Canadian government banned Technocracy Inc. and other organizations under the Defence of Canada Regulations during World War II, viewing them as potentially subversive to the war effort. Haldeman was a prominent leader in the Canadian branch of the Technocracy movement.”
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