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Ms St: Holocaust Monument

ms st: Louis to come in concert with Wednesday's inauguration of the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made only passing reference to the incident in his speech marking the occasion, according to CTV. From the monument, Trudeau noted, it is possible to see the Peace Tower. Some wanted the apology for the MS St. But that's also a reminder that Canada has not always been a welcoming nation. The ship had 900 Jews aboard when it was turned away from both Cuba and the United States before a group of Canadians tried to convince then-prime minister Mackenzie King's government to let it dock in Halifax. May this monument remind us to always open our arms and our hearts to those in need, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.