Ethnic Ukrainian activists have lobbied Ottawa to keep a list of people who collaborated with Hitler’s Germany secret
Jewish groups in Canada have denounced the government’s decision to keep secret the names of up to 900 alleged Nazi war criminals who emigrated to the country after WWII. Ukrainian activists have argued that doing so could “help Russian propaganda.”
The list of names is included in part 2 of a report by the 1986 Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals in Canada, chaired by retired Superior Court of Quebec judge Jules Deschenes. The Library and Archives Canada (LAC) recently sought feedback on making it public, but ultimately decided against doing so.
“Canada is withholding hundreds of Nazi war-crimes files from the public. This disgraceful secrecy dishonors survivors and denies justice,” B’nai Brith Canada said after receiving a notice from the LAC.
The group also accused the government of “endless delays and stonewalling,” as well as defying its commitment to open Holocaust-related archives.
“Absolutely disgusted by the government’s decision to continue to conceal the truth about the Nazi war criminals who moved to Canada and enjoyed total impunity,” Jaime Kirzner-Roberts of the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center said. “What a grave insult to those who suffered at their barbaric hands. What a slap in the face to our great veterans.” (more...)
Canada slammed for hiding names of alleged Nazi war criminals
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