Pierre Trudeau opposed stripping accused Nazi war criminal of citizenship, government document says
As justice minister, Pierre Elliott Trudeau argued against revoking the citizenship of a Canadian citizen the Soviet Union had convicted of heading a firing squad responsible for the deaths of 5,128 Jews during the Second World War, says a newly unredacted historical report.
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As justice minister, Pierre Elliott Trudeau argued against revoking the citizenship of a Canadian citizen the Soviet Union had convicted of heading a firing squad responsible for the deaths of 5,128 Jews during the Second World War, says a newly unredacted historical report.