Canada's original anti-Fascist army

Vimy, Dieppe and Normandy are places that hold profound and enduring meaning for many Canadians. But few have heard of Brunete, Teruel and Fuentes de Ebro — battles that saw Canadian volunteers facing Nazi bullets and bombs during the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s, just before the outbreak of the Second World War. In 1965, CBC researcher Mac Reynolds spoke with volunteers to understand why they defied Canadian law to put their lives on the line to fight fascism in a country not their own. This documentary is called "A Duty Beyond Borders," by freelance contributor Stephen Smith.