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Vandalism of private property was not a hate crime against Nazis

That’s right folks, as hard as it is to fathom, there is actually a monument on Canadian soil that pays tribute to Hitler’s SS troops.

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BY SCOTT TAYLOR
July 22, 2020

Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | July 22, 2020

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