Canadian Police Investigating Nazi SS Memorial Vandalism As ‘Hate Crime’

Police in Ontario are investigating as a potential hate crime the defacing of a monument dedicated to Ukrainians who served in the Nazi SS.

A cenotaph in Oakville’s St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Cemetery near Toronto was graffitied at some point last month with the words “Nazi war monument,” prompting police to open an investigation because the “incident occurred to a monument and the graffiti appeared to target an identifiable group,” according to a constable who spoke to The Ottawa Citizen.