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0 Politics History

The Netherlands released the names of 425,000 suspected Nazi collaborators. Why won't Canada do the same?

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 18 Feb

Canada faces legal pressure from B'nai Brith to release the Deschenes Report on suspected Nazi war criminals admitted post-World War II, as other countries like the Netherlands have done for transparency.

0 History Holocaust

Ottawa reopens study of releasing Nazi war criminal files after omitting Holocaust experts

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 16 Sep 2024

Canadian revelations about hosting alleged Nazi war criminals in the post-World War II era have reignited debates over privacy and historical accountability, following the controversial omission of Holocaust experts in consultations about releasing pertinent files.

0 History Politics

Ottawa reopens study of releasing Nazi war criminal files after omitting Holocaust experts

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 16 Sep 2024

The episode discusses Ottawa's reopening of consultations regarding the release of classified files on Nazi war criminals who immigrated to Canada post-World War II, highlighting the controversy over privacy concerns and the demand for transparency.

0 Holocaust Politics

Will Canada finally release top-secret papers on suspected Nazi war criminals who moved to the country?

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 2 Oct 2023

The Canadian Parliament's recent applause of a 98-year-old former member of a Nazi-led Ukrainian Waffen SS unit has reignited calls for Canada to release top-secret files from the Deschnes Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals in Canada, which investigated the presence of Nazi war criminals in the country from 1985 to 1986.