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On Latvia and Freeland’s grandfather: it isn’t disinformation if it’s true

We need to be honest about Latvia’s shortcomings and not simply blame everything on those evil Russians spreading falsehoods.

The Latvian Legion is commemorated on March 16, 2008. The annual event is controversial because the force was commanded by the German Nazi Waffen SS during the Second World War.Photograph courtesy of Dezidor

Opinion

BY SCOTT TAYLOR

March 15, 2017

OTTAWA—Last week there was a mini media storm swirling around Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland. The controversy stemmed from some international media reports alleging that her maternal grandfather, Michael Chomiak, was a

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