Why Canada Voted Against Resolution At UN To Combat 'Glorification Of Nazism'

Canada was one of just three nations to vote against a resolution at the United Nations last Friday to fight the "glorification of Nazism."

But a spokesperson for the department of Foreign Affairs says, despite the vote, Canada remains "strongly opposed" to all forms of racism and concerned about the rise of neo-Nazism in different parts of the world.

The resolution was brought forward by Russia at the UN General Assembly's Third Committee, which deals with human rights. It calls on nations to combat "glorification of Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance." It also urges countries to take legislative measures to end all forms of Holocaust denial.

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