Deflection and Denial

First, it was the unwavering support for China.

Then it was the censorship laws.

Let's not forget the demonisation, the arrests, the seizure of property and the show-trials of those who partook in convoys.

The Liberals' final public embrace of Nazism was literally a standing ovation for a Ukrainian Nazi.

But it's not the Liberals' fault, you see.

It's just that there are no records or books and stuff.

Yeah, that's it:

Liberal MP with degree in Russian history and Slavonic studies from Oxford University had no idea a WWII veteran of the Ukranian 14th Waffen Grenadier division of the SS could be a Nazi. I guess Rhodes scholars aren't what they used to be.pic.twitter.com/MGpzu4ACUo

— Tokyo Rosie (@RosieRocks29) October 5, 2023

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But as the granddaughter of a Nazi, you did, right, Chrystia?:

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland acknowledged publicly Thursday a truth at the heart of the controversy over a Ukrainian war veteran’s visit to Parliament last month: none of the MPs present realized they were applauding someone who had fought with the Nazis, and their ignorance is a factor in the pain the incident has caused.

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Cries of “fascists” yesterday rang out in the Commons as MPs pressed for release of a secret federal blacklist of 20 Nazi fugitives in Canada. Demands for disclosure of the 1985 list came as the Liberal chair of Parliament’s Canada-Ukraine Friendship Group expressed unease with disclosure: “I prefer not to speak to that.”

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There is no excuse to delay release of a decades-old blacklist of 20 suspected Nazi fugitives in Canada, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said yesterday. Miller said he had not seen the confidential list but questioned if any suspects were still alive: “There’s no excuse for delay.”

 

But Yaroslav Hunka admitted that he fought against the Soviets, Marc, meaning that he fought for the Axis powers, the very people who shot at Canadian soldiers.

Didn't you watch Indiana Jones movies?

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It's not like you can just throw around the word "Nazi" anymore:

A Liberal MP apologized Thursday after comparing Conservative MPs’ attacks in question period to the work of the infamous Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels.

Ken Hardie, MP for the British Columbia riding Fleetwood—Port Kells, posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, during question period on Thursday and said that “If Joseph Goebbels can pick up question period down there… he will be so proud of the Conservatives. Spouting a lie often enough and loudly enough is a tried and true tactic.”