 An admirer of Adolf Hitler, Arcand referred to himself as the "Canadian führer".In October 1934, the party merged with the Canadian Nationalist Party, which was based in the Prairie provinces.In June 1938, it merged with Nazi and other racist clubs in Ontario and Quebec, many of which were known as "Swastika clubs", to form the National Unity Party at a national convention held in Kingston, Ontario.The only Fascist politician ever elected in Canada was Peter M. Campbell of Alberta, who won Lethbridge in the 1937 Alberta election and formed the Alberta Unity Party.