Commissioner accepts argument that releasing names could damage relations with a foreign power

A secret list of hundreds of alleged Nazi war criminals welcomed by Canada after the Second World War, drawn up 40 years ago, should remain secret, the information watchdog ruled Friday.

The list of more than 700 suspected Nazi war criminals who settled in Canada has remained unpublished since it was drawn up as part of an official inquiry in 1986.

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  • FireRetardant@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    Protecting relatives from unwarrented assaults or harassment is the only reasonable logic behind keeping it a secret.