Liberal and Bloc Québécois MPs yesterday by a 6-5 vote blocked a committee motion asking that cabinet disclose a secret blacklist of Nazi collaborators let into Canada after 1945. The majority on the Commons heritage committee expressed unease in identifying suspected war criminals.

“I am not comfortable proceeding further with this,” said Liberal MP Brenda Shanahan (Chateauguay-Lacolle, Que.). The motion asked that cabinet “instruct Library and Archives Canada to release the names” by January 27, 2025.

Bloc Québécois MP Martin Champoux (Drummond, Que.) acknowledged most if not all collaborators were now dead but said naming suspects could be unsettling for family members. “This is an extremely delicate situation,” said Champoux.

“Were these people Nazis? Not necessarily,” said Champoux. “Investigation showed the majority of these people were not suspected of anyth