TORONTO, B’nai Brith Canada has applauded the Government’s announcement that it is actively seeking 30 individuals who face removal for complicity in violating human or international rights under the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, or under international law. Similarly, the Jewish human rights organization has welcomed the move by the Canadian Government to revoke the citizenship of 1,800 individuals who have been found to have obtained citizenship by fraudulent means, a stratagem often employed in the past by suspected war criminals.
Frank Dimant CEO of B’nai Brith Canada, commented: “After much foot-dragging by previous Canadian Governments, we at last see a concerted effort to remove suspected war criminals from this country. After decades of inertia that failed to rid Canada of individuals linked to crimes against humanity during the World War II-era, we take some comfort in now seeing a determination to move forward on modern-day war criminals, and to close loopholes in our immigration system that allow such individuals to claim sanctuary here.”
