The Canadian State’s Support For Ukrainian Nazi Collaborators Is Again Becoming News, So Here Are Some Of The Photos From The Michael Chomiak Fonds In The Provincial Archives Of Alberta, Photos Taken By Or Of Chomiak, Or Given To Him, Mementos Of His Nazi-Collaborationism: Alex Boykowich, Twitter, July 17, 2020 — Photos of Ukrainian church leaders meeting and socializing with Nazi officials, likely taken by Chomiak himself.
Freeland Knew Her Grandfather Was Editor of Nazi Newspaper: Robert Fife, Ottawa Citizen, Mar. 7, 2017 — Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland knew for more than two decades that her maternal Ukrainian grandfather was the chief editor of a Nazi newspaper in occupied Poland that vilified Jews during the Second World War.
Canada’s Future Prime Minister Needs to Come Clean About Her Nazi Collaborationist Grandfather: Jeremy Appel, Tablet, May 12, 2022
Long History of Ukrainian-Canadian Groups Glorifying Nazi Collaborators Exposed by Defacing of Oakville Memorial: Aidan Jonah, The Canada Files, July 20, 2020
Canadian Government Comes to the Defence of Nazi SS and Nazi Collaborators But Why?: David Publiese, Ottawa Citizen, May 17, 2018
Canada Failed When It Trained Ukrainian Troops Linked To The Far Right, Says Nazi Hunter: David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen, Apr. 13, 2022
For Further Reference:
Ukrainian Nationalists and the Holocaust: John-Paul Himka, YouTube, Nov. 4, 2021 — Full interview with Prof. John-Paul Himka on his new book “Ukrainian Nationalists and the Holocaust: OUN and UPA’s Participation in the Destruction of Ukrainian Jewry, 1941–1944,” Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 1 November 2021. See also: War Criminality:A Blank Spot in the Collective Memory of the Ukrainian Diaspora by John-Paul Himka, SOI Journals, Apr. 1, 2005.
Russia Should Stop Calling My Grandfather A Nazi, Says Canada’s Foreign Minister: Alan Freeman, Washington Post, Mar. 9, 2017 — Canada’s chilly relations with Russia have taken a nasty turn with charges of disinformation leveled by Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland against Russia over allegations that her long-dead, Ukrainian-born grandfather was a Nazi collaborator in occupied Poland.
Chrystia Freeland’s Granddad Was Indeed a Nazi Collaborator – So Much for Russian Disinformation: David Publiese, Ottawa Citizen, Mar. 8, 2017 — The news conference on Monday by Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland was interesting not for the announcement that Canada was extending its training mission to Ukraine but for the questions and answers about the minister’s grandfather.
10/3 Podcast: Canadian Officials Under Fire After Meeting with Ukrainian Battalion Unit Linked to neo-Nazis: Shawn Knox, National Post, Nov. 19, 2021 — Facing scrutiny amid a massive sexual misconduct scandal, the Canadian Forces will be reviewing how it trains and interacts with foreign military personnel after it was revealed officials met with a unit with ties to neo-Nazis.
Krakivski Visti and the Jews, 1943: A Contribution To The History Of Ukrainian-Jewish Relations During The Second World War: John-Paul Himka, Journal of Ukrainian Studies Vol 21 Issue 1–2, CIUS Archives, Summer-Winter 1996
Canadian Officials Honour Nazi Collaborators in Ukraine, Angering Jewish Groups: David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen, Sept. 17, 2019 — The Canadian Forces and Global Affairs Canada are facing criticism after honouring members of Ukrainian organizations that helped the Nazis in the Second World War.
