Two weeks ago Canada honoured a man who fought for the Nazis in WW2 under the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS. To try and hide it’s Nazi past, the 14th Waffen Division changed its name after the war to the First Ukrainian Division.
The county and the International community was outraged that Canada had so easily honoured and praised a Nazi soldier. Opposition leaders have been pressing Justin Trudeau to explain how this could have happened.
But we don’t have to look very far to understand that the events of September 22nd were not new to Canada. Canada has been honouring the SS division for decades and has never stopped glorifying it. Even after it was revealed that Canada had multiple monuments commemorating the Nazi battalion, they are still left standing.
As I outlined earlier this week, one likely reason for our country’s acceptance or normalization of Nazism is that many of the descendants of the WW2 immigrants with Nazi ties have come to occupy powerful political positions.
Although the media and politicians have directed a lot of outrage and shock at the Hunka family, it seems inappropriate considering he is definitely not the first Canadian Nazi soldier to proudly boast of his past. A quick Google search of Canadian obituaries shows that Canada has had no problem glorifying the First Ukrainian Division. (more...)
Honouring Nazis in Plain Sight
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