Trudeau, Poilievre Honour Victims of Communism and Nazism on Black Ribbon Day

Canadian political leaders are marking Black Ribbon Day in remembrance of victims of communism and Nazism in Europe. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the day honoured the millions who suffered under Soviet and Nazi regimes. “Today, on Black Ribbon Day, we honour the millions of people who suffered or were senselessly murdered at the hands of the Nazi and Soviet regimes in Europe,” he said in an Aug. 23 statement. Trudeau noted Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact 85 years ago, which committed the two countries to non-aggression and saw the allies decide how to divide Europe among themselves. Within weeks, both countries invaded Poland from different sides before turning to the rest of Europe. The Soviets illegally occupied Eastern Europe, while Hitler’s Nazis marched into the Netherlands, Belgium, and France....