were persecuted
...that Jehovah's Witnesses in Canada were persecuted in the early to mid-20th century, and that their religion was banned during World War II under the War Measures Act as a result of their refusal to serve in the military?
...that <a href="./Jehovah's_Witnesses" id="mwFOg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Jehovah's Witnesses">Jehovah's Witnesses</a> in Canada <b id="mwFOk"><a href="./Persecution_of_Jehovah's_Witnesses_in_Canada" id="mwFOo" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Canada">were persecuted</a></b> in the early to mid-20th century, and that their religion was banned during <a href="./World_War_II" id="mwFOs" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="World War II">World War II</a> under the <a href="./War_Measures_Act" id="mwFOw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="War Measures Act">War Measures Act</a> as a result of their refusal to serve in the military?