Federal Court Orders Release of Some Secret Material in Nazi War Crimes Study
The Federal Court has ordered the release of some long-concealed passages of a September 1986 study prepared for a landmark federal commission of inquiry on war crimes. In a ruling made public today, Federal Court Justice Simon Fothergill ordered the government to disclose previously redacted portions of the study on the resettlement of alleged Nazi war criminals in Canada after the Second World War.
TL;DR
- The Federal Court has ordered the release of previously concealed passages from a 1986 study.
- The study pertains to the resettlement of alleged Nazi war criminals in Canada after World War II.
- B’nai Brith Canada has been advocating for the release of more information from the report.
- Library and Archives Canada released some additional parts of the report in February 2024.