"A controversial monument to "victims of communism" in downtown Ottawa will no longer include the names of specific people after the Canadian government reportedly discovered potential Nazi affiliations among the commemorated individuals. The memorial, "Canada, a Land of Refuge," originally proposed under conservative former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, was inaugurated last December by the government of Canada and Tribute to Liberty, an organization formed to build a monument honoring those "affected by communism.""
""The Government of Canada has emphasized that all aspects of the Memorial to the Victims of Communism must align with Canadian values of democracy and human rights," Caroline Czajkowski, a spokesperson for the Department of Canadian Heritage, told Hyperallergic in a statement. "The Wall of Remembrance will now solely feature thematic content that conveys the broader commemorative and educational intent of the Memorial.""
Canada's Memorial to the Victims of Communism, titled "Canada, a Land of Refuge," was unveiled last December after being proposed under former Prime Minister Stephen Harper and built in partnership with Tribute to Liberty. Over 500 specific names had been expected to be engraved within a year, but Jewish groups and historians warned that more than half of those individuals could have been Nazi collaborators, prompting delays. The Department of Canadian Heritage announced it will not etch specific names and that the Wall of Remembrance will instead present thematic content conveying broader commemorative and educational intent. The decision cited alignment with Canadian values of democracy and human rights.
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