About the Episode

Charles and Senator Paula Simons dive into how propaganda is occurring again and how the youth view democracy in North America. They discuss the sensitive issue of unsealing information on the Holocaust file, with Simons sharing her personal connection to the topic and the insult caused by a recent incident in Canada. Senator Simons also discusses complexities of naming individuals mentioned in a commission report, including those who were not Nazis but were affected by the war effort, and how Ukrainian Canadian and Jewish Canadian communities must have nuanced conversations about WWII history, acknowledging shades of gray in the conflict.

Senator Simons also questioned the difficulty of accessing government archival records, particularly those related to the Holocaust, due to their physical nature and lack of digitization, and acknowledges the complexity of government decision-making and the need for transparency in releasing historical records, while also expressing frustration with the slow pace of progress in this area.

Finally, a wonderful glimpse into the inner workings of passing laws when Senator Paula Simons discusses the challenges of passing legislation in a timely manner.