Ottawa Has Stuck By the Charity Behind the Nazi Gaffe
Canada’s Victims of Communism monument included proposed honorees from the Waffen-SS, the Ustaša, and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. The charity that supplied the names is still helping shape the memorial’s next phase.
Canada’s Victims of Communism monument nearly commemorated Nazi collaborators. Internal government records show that the charity behind the fiasco is still at the center of the publicly funded project.
The Canadian government scuttled plans to display hundreds of names on Ottawa’s controversial “victims of communism” monument, after officials concluded that individuals listed for commemoration, in the bloodless vernacular of bureaucratese, did not “align with Canadian values.”
“After a thorough review, it has been determined that the names (both donor and commemorative) will not be displayed on the Wall,” the briefing, obtained through Access to Information, read in part.
“The Memorial to the Victims of Communism – Canada, a Land of Refuge” has faced considerable scrutiny since it was revealed that the names of Nazis and suspected war criminals had been proposed for commemoration. A list of names was provided to the Department of Canadian Heritage when it took over the project from a charitable organization, Tribute to Liberty (TTL).
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