‘Nazigate’ Has Been Quickly Forgotten, But Scholars Warn Its Underlying Causes Remain

 

For a group of journalists and scholars, the ‘Nazigate’ scandal in Parliament seemed entirely predictable.

For a group of journalists and scholars, the “Nazigate” scandal in Parliament back in September seemed an entirely predictable outcome of a broader movement that, they argue, has distorted realities about the Holocaust for decades.

While the story has largely disappeared from international news headlines over the past month, those same journalists and scholars warn that the factors that made such a scandal possible remain deeply entrenched in the Canadian government and civil society.

In this article, we explore the history leading up to the moment when the House of Commons gave a standing ovation to Yaroslav Hunka, a Waffen SS veteran who was introduced as having fought against the Russians during the Second World War.

Some historians see public commemorations that ostensibly recognize victims of both Nazism and communism as part of the problem.  (more...)

‘Nazigate’ Has Been Quickly Forgotten, But Scholars Warn Its Underlying Causes Remain