Study: Covert US program brought 35+ suspect individuals to Canada post-WWII

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How did the left and right cover Study: Covert US program brought 35+ suspect individuals to Canada…?

Of the 15 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 53% are rated left, 47% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 16. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Study: Covert US program brought 35+ suspect individuals to Canada… left or right?

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Is the coverage of Study: Covert US program brought 35+ suspect individuals to Canada… biased?

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Which side is not reporting Study: Covert US program brought 35+ suspect individuals to Canada…?

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Which outlets covered Study: Covert US program brought 35+ suspect individuals to Canada…?

16 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

How many people with suspect backgrounds came to Canada after WWII?

Newly released passages of a 1986 study state that at least 35 people with suspect backgrounds came to Canada after the Second World War. These individuals arrived through a covert program established by U.S. intelligence agencies.

What is the source of this information?

The information comes from newly released passages of a 1986 study on the resettlement of alleged Nazi war criminals in Canada. The Federal Court ordered the release of concealed portions of this study last month.

Who advocated for the release of the study?

B’nai Brith Canada advocated for the release of more of the study conducted by researcher Alti Rodal. The Federal Court ordered the release of concealed portions of the study last month, and the Canadian Heritage Department did not appeal the decision.