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Article: CANADA BOOSTS FUNDS FOR PURSUING WAR CRIMINALS.(News)
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- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Article date:
- July 22, 1998
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Criticized in the past for lax pursuit of war criminals, Canada yesterday announced a fivefold increase in funding to root out Nazi collaborators and recent immigrants accused of modern-day war crimes.
The government said it will allocate $31 million over the next three years so the Justice Department can open new investigations into World War II cases and the Immigration Department can deport scores of people suspected of crimes in modern conflicts.
Jewish organizations have long denounced Canada's efforts to track down Nazi war criminals.
The new initiative appeared to be part of a series of steps to respond to such charges.
``Canada ...