Lou Zablow, president of the Association of Survivors of Nazi Oppression, is thanking the authors of the first bill against hate propaganda. Although the bill was never adopted, it paved the way toward developing legislation against hate propaganda in Canada. Source: MHMC, 1967

Letter from Pierre Elliott Trudeau, then minister of justice and attorney general of Canada, to Lou Zablow, president of the Association of Survivors of Nazi Oppression. In 1965, Mr. Trudeau sat on the Cohen Committee, charged with the task of investigating the rise of hate propaganda in Canada. Source: MHMC, 1967

Jayne Stoyles, Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for International Justice, describes how the pursuit of war criminals living in Canada has progressed over the last 30 years. Source: MHMC, 2014

Letter from Elmer Mackay, Solicitor General of Canada, to Murray Levine, about the Deschênes commission. In 1985, the Commission conducted an investigation on presumed war criminals living in Canada. Its recommendations led to amendments to the Criminal Code, the Immigration Act, and the Citizenship Act. Source: MHMC, 1985

Jayne Stoyles, Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for International Justice, presents the strengths and weaknesses of the federal War Crimes Program. Source: MHMC, 2014

James Keegstra was making antisemitic statements in his classes in a secondary school in Eckville, Alberta. In 1984, he was charged under Article 319(2) of the Criminal Code which prohibits the promotion of hatred. In 1990, the Supreme Court ruled that this law violates freedom of expression but that the matter is one of “reasonable limit” in a free and democratic society. Source: Dave Buston, Canadian Press

Jean-Bosco Iyakaremye speaks about the case of Léon Mugesera, deported from Canada for inciting genocide while in Rwanda. Source: MHMC, 2014

Jayne Stoyles, Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for International Justice, presents the case of Désiré Munyaneza, the only man convicted of genocide in Canada. Source: MHMC, 2014