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A view of the west block of Canadian parliament, seen in Ottawa on Jan. 28, 2019. (Michel Comte\/AFP\/Getty Images via JTA.org)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Ron Kampeas<\/p>\n

Canada is set to outlaw Holocaust denial, a move that has the backing of the governing Liberal Party government coalition and the opposition Conservative Party.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0CTV reported on Saturday<\/a>\u00a0that language adding Holocaust denial to the criminal code is in the must-pass government budget.<\/p>\n

Coalition officials cast the change as consistent with existing Canadian laws criminalizing incitement to hatred and promotion of genocide.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no place for antisemitism and Holocaust denial in Canada,\u201d Marco Mendicino, the public safety minister, told CTV.
\n\u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019ve pledged to prohibit the wilful promotion of antisemitism through condoning, denying or downplaying the Holocaust. The Holocaust was one of the darkest chapters in human history. We must preserve its memory, combat contemporary antisemitism and be unequivocal when we say: never again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Irwin Cotler, the veteran human rights activist who is currently Canada\u2019s special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combating antisemitism, said: \u201cHolocaust denial and distortion constitute a cruel assault on memory, truth, and justice \u2014 an antisemitic libel to cover up the worst crime in history \u2014 and thereby a cruel and mocking rebuke to Holocaust survivors and their legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The language echoes a separate law already advanced by a Conservative member of parliament, Kevin Waugh of Saskatchewan. He called the decision a \u201cwin for everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canada joins a number of European nations, including Germany, that have criminalized Holocaust denial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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