Federal and provincial officials paid tribute to victims of the communist Soviet Union and Nazi Germany on Black Ribbon Day, the National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Communism and Nazism in Europe.
Established through a unanimous resolution of the House of Commons in 2009, Black Ribbon Day is commemorated annually on Aug. 23, the anniversary of the 1939 signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Nazi Germany and the communist Soviet Union.
