Ottawa Declassifies More Details From Report on Nazis Who Fled to Canada in Cold War

Ottawa Declassifies More Details From Report on Nazis Who Fled to Canada in Cold War
The Peace Tower is pictured on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Dec. 19, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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The federal government has released previously classified details from a report that outlines the extent to which Canada provided a safe haven to former Nazis during the Cold War.

Ottawa faced renewed calls for greater transparency about the presence of war criminals in Canada after parliamentarians inadvertently gave two standing ovations last fall to a man who fought in a Nazi unit in the Second World War.