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Bending the rules: How #Canada opened its doors to #Nazi #WarCriminals.
After #WWII thousands of ethnic #Germans came to Canada, aided by faith groups who helped steer government #resettlement programs. There was little background screening, poor security checks and an #antiSemitic bias. The #WaterlooRegionRecord’s Terry Pender documents how this led to Nazi war criminals quietly settling parts of Canada, including Waterloo Region.
How this happened is detailed in a #GovernmentOfCanada report, “Nazi War Criminals in Canada: The Historical And Policy Setting From the 1940s to the Present.” Known as The #RodalReport - it is a 600-page study prepared by Oxford-trained historian Alti Rodal for the #DeschênesCommission on Nazi War Criminals in Canada, which released its findings in 1986.
For decades, Ottawa refused to release the entirety of the Rodal report. The Waterloo Region Record filed an Access to Information request for a complete copy six years ago.
The Deschênes Commission said there were 29 cases of suspected Nazi war criminals in Canada that warranted special consideration because of the seriousness of the allegations and the availability of evidence against the men.
Among those priority cases was Waterloo resident Helmut Oberlander. The Record filed an Access to information Act request for the files on the other 28 cases, but Library and Archives Canada has refused to release any of the documents.
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"[I]t’s important to realize that #Canada, like other Western nations, has a long history of sheltering #NaziWarCriminals. This was not a matter of negligence but official policy. [..] #LevGolinkin, a Ukrainian-American reporter, has been doing excellent work for The Forward and The Nation bringing this shameful history to light."
How Canada Became a Nazi Haven
#Nazis #NaziFugitives #Ratlines #WarCriminals #WaffenSS #ColdWar #DeschênesCommission #NaziCollaborators
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"[I]t’s important to realize that #Canada, like other Western nations, has a long history of sheltering #NaziWarCriminals. This was not a matter of negligence but official policy. [..] #LevGolinkin, a Ukrainian-American reporter, has been doing excellent work for The Forward and The Nation bringing this shameful history to light."
How Canada Became a Nazi Haven
#Nazis #NaziFugitives #Ratlines #WarCriminals #WaffenSS #ColdWar #DeschênesCommission #NaziCollaborators
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"[I]t’s important to realize that #Canada, like other Western nations, has a long history of sheltering #NaziWarCriminals. This was not a matter of negligence but official policy. [..] #LevGolinkin, a Ukrainian-American reporter, has been doing excellent work for The Forward and The Nation bringing this shameful history to light."
How Canada Became a Nazi Haven
#Nazis #NaziFugitives #Ratlines #WarCriminals #WaffenSS #ColdWar #DeschênesCommission #NaziCollaborators
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"[I]t’s important to realize that #Canada, like other Western nations, has a long history of sheltering #NaziWarCriminals. This was not a matter of negligence but official policy. [..] #LevGolinkin, a Ukrainian-American reporter, has been doing excellent work for The Forward and The Nation bringing this shameful history to light."
How Canada Became a Nazi Haven
#Nazis #NaziFugitives #Ratlines #WarCriminals #WaffenSS #ColdWar #DeschênesCommission #NaziCollaborators
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The Tyee: Canada Let in Thousands of Former Nazis: Files I’ve Seen Tell Why https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/10/13/Canada-Let-Thousands-Former-Nazis/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #CommissionofInquiryonWarCriminalsinCanada #DepartmentofCitizenshipandImmigration #14thWaffenGrenadierDivisionoftheSS #anti-communismCanadaimmigration #communismimmigrationpolicies #CanadaImmigrationPolicies #HouseofCommonsNaziaffair #LibraryandArchivesCanada #NaziwarcriminalsCanada #DeschênesCommission
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The Tyee: Canada Let in Thousands of Former Nazis: Files I’ve Seen Tell Why https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/10/13/Canada-Let-Thousands-Former-Nazis/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #CommissionofInquiryonWarCriminalsinCanada #DepartmentofCitizenshipandImmigration #14thWaffenGrenadierDivisionoftheSS #anti-communismCanadaimmigration #communismimmigrationpolicies #CanadaImmigrationPolicies #HouseofCommonsNaziaffair #LibraryandArchivesCanada #NaziwarcriminalsCanada #DeschênesCommission
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The Tyee: Canada Let in Thousands of Former Nazis: Files I’ve Seen Tell Why https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/10/13/Canada-Let-Thousands-Former-Nazis/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #CommissionofInquiryonWarCriminalsinCanada #DepartmentofCitizenshipandImmigration #14thWaffenGrenadierDivisionoftheSS #anti-communismCanadaimmigration #communismimmigrationpolicies #CanadaImmigrationPolicies #HouseofCommonsNaziaffair #LibraryandArchivesCanada #NaziwarcriminalsCanada #DeschênesCommission
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The Tyee: Canada Let in Thousands of Former Nazis: Files I’ve Seen Tell Why https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/10/13/Canada-Let-Thousands-Former-Nazis/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #CommissionofInquiryonWarCriminalsinCanada #DepartmentofCitizenshipandImmigration #14thWaffenGrenadierDivisionoftheSS #anti-communismCanadaimmigration #communismimmigrationpolicies #CanadaImmigrationPolicies #HouseofCommonsNaziaffair #LibraryandArchivesCanada #NaziwarcriminalsCanada #DeschênesCommission
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The Tyee: Canada Let in Thousands of Former Nazis: Files I’ve Seen Tell Why https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/10/13/Canada-Let-Thousands-Former-Nazis/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #CommissionofInquiryonWarCriminalsinCanada #DepartmentofCitizenshipandImmigration #14thWaffenGrenadierDivisionoftheSS #anti-communismCanadaimmigration #communismimmigrationpolicies #CanadaImmigrationPolicies #HouseofCommonsNaziaffair #LibraryandArchivesCanada #NaziwarcriminalsCanada #DeschênesCommission
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#Canada has long been slammed as a 'haven' for ex-Nazis like #YaroslavHunka
"Pierre Trudeau once said he intentionally didn't prosecute #NaziWarCriminals living in Canada lest it inflame European expat communities"
#CdnPoli #PolCan #Ratlines #CommissionDeschênes #DeschênesCommission #NaziFugitives #WaffenSS
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#Canada has long been slammed as a 'haven' for ex-Nazis like #YaroslavHunka
"Pierre Trudeau once said he intentionally didn't prosecute #NaziWarCriminals living in Canada lest it inflame European expat communities"
#CdnPoli #PolCan #Ratlines #CommissionDeschênes #DeschênesCommission #NaziFugitives #WaffenSS
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#Canada has long been slammed as a 'haven' for ex-Nazis like #YaroslavHunka
"Pierre Trudeau once said he intentionally didn't prosecute #NaziWarCriminals living in Canada lest it inflame European expat communities"
#CdnPoli #PolCan #Ratlines #CommissionDeschênes #DeschênesCommission #NaziFugitives #WaffenSS
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#Canada has long been slammed as a 'haven' for ex-Nazis like #YaroslavHunka
"Pierre Trudeau once said he intentionally didn't prosecute #NaziWarCriminals living in Canada lest it inflame European expat communities"
#CdnPoli #PolCan #Ratlines #CommissionDeschênes #DeschênesCommission #NaziFugitives #WaffenSS
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#Canada has long been slammed as a 'haven' for ex-Nazis like #YaroslavHunka
"Pierre Trudeau once said he intentionally didn't prosecute #NaziWarCriminals living in Canada lest it inflame European expat communities"
#CdnPoli #PolCan #Ratlines #CommissionDeschênes #DeschênesCommission #NaziFugitives #WaffenSS