Canadian PM Trudeau apologises for the WWII internment of Italian-Canadians
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Trudeau also apologised for harm suffered by members of the community, with about 31,000 declared enemy aliens.
Canada on Thursday formally apologised for interning more than 600 Italian-Canadians during World War II.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, addressing the House of Commons, also apologised for harm suffered by members of the community, with about 31,000 declared “enemy aliens.”
“To the tens of thousands of innocent Italian Canadians who were labelled enemy aliens, to the children and grandchildren who have carried a past generation’s shame and hurt and to their community, a community that has given so much to our country, we are sorry,” Trudeau said.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has delivered a formal apology for the internment of Italian Canadians during the Second World War.In June 1940, after Italy joined the war as an ally to Germany, the government interned more than 600 .
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