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"My point is simply that the mostly affluent, well educated and socially well connected former U.S. reds who came up here in the 60's and 70's have done untold harm across the whole spectrum of Canadian society."

Didn't your country invite them? I seem to remember that in the time you speak of, Canada opened it's arms to any and all draft evaders, war protesters and other misfits of the leftist variety. We, the US, didn't evict or deport them, you rolled out the red carpet and now those actions are coming home to roost.

As I'm roughly the same age as those in question, I remember this era very well and, accordingly, don't believe you can substantiate that they received any official and/or governmental 'welcome' because there never was one.

Most certainly some on the political left welcomed them but, to claim this constituted anything official or formal, is like saying that those 'welcoming' illegals and other assorted riff-raff into the U.S. today are doing so on your behalf or that of your government.

Bear in mind that our WW2 and Korean War Vets were still both numerous and in their relative prime within this time-frame and you can well imagine what most of them said very loudly and publicly about these traitorous vermin.