Canadian Jews responded angrily to the nomination of a Hitler proponent to a federal native commission. Native leader David Ahenakew, who is facing trial on charges of spreading anti-Semitic hate, was nominated to the Assembly of First Nations Renewal Commission, a federally funded board for Canadian native peoples, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported.
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