Canada Sought U.S. Approval Before Releasing Nazi War Criminals Report
Officials worried disclosure of CIA war criminal resettlement deception would worsen tensions.
Taylor C. Noakes is an independent journalist and public historian from Montreal.
Officials worried disclosure of CIA war criminal resettlement deception would worsen tensions.
A leading CIA officer in charge of resettlement was later posted to Ottawa.
The monument was unveiled in December 2024 after a more than one year-long postponement.
“Why should we feel constrained by a free trade agreement?”
“It clearly shows that Edmonton police and the Crown prosecutor’s office ... are lacking, grossly, in historical knowledge.”
“A Wall of Remembrance that honours all the victims of Communism named in this document will attract controversy and criticism.”
The award was presented by a regional leader of a modern day far-right political party.
A second monument honouring the far-right Ukrainian Insurgent Army still stands.
It has been five months since Canadian MPs gave standing ovations to Yarolsav Hunka, a Waffen SS veteran.