History
The AFS was created in the 1970s, after the Canadian Union of Students, formerly National Federation of Canadian University Students (created in 1926) ceased existence in 1969. The AFS had links to the National Union of Students (which was created in 1972, several years after CUS was disbanded). It also held ties to the Ontario Federation of Students (OFS), and l’Association nationale des etudiants du Québec. The AFS had 12 university and college member locals from Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Through its activity, the Atlantic Federation also came under surveillance by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Security Service and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
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