Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that he will travel to Poland

The Prime Minister  will travel to Poland to mark the  80th anniversary of the liberation of the  Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz  Birkenau.
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On January 27, 1945, the  Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz Birkenau was liberated. As the largest camp  of Hitler's regime, it  has become one of the most important symbols of the Holocaust  - the genocide that killed six million Jews,  including one million  at Auschwitz Birkenau alone. The Nazis also killed 500,000 Roma and Sinti, and millions  more, including ethnic Poles. The persecution,  murder and unimaginable inhumanity of the Holocaust marked one of the darkest chapters in our history. Eighty years later,  we renew  our promise: "Never again." Prime  Minister Justin  Trudeau announced today that he will travel to  Poland from January 26 to 28, 2025, to mark  the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi  concentration and  extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. He will be  joined by Canadian Holocaust  survivors, as well as Canada's Special Envoy  for Holocaust Remembrance and  Combating Anti-Semitism, Deborah  Lyons. In Poland, the Prime Minister will attend a  memorial event and meet with Holocaust survivors to hear their stories, remember those whose lives were  rendered meaningless, and pledge  never to waver in  the fight against hate and bigotry. 

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The Prime Minister will also  have bilateral meetings with the President and Prime Minister of Poland,  during which he will  highlight Canada's commitment to transatlantic security in the face of global instability and uncertainty. He will  emphasize the continued importance of  supporting peace and freedom in Ukraine,  particularly in the context of Canada's G7  presidency in 2025. Prime Minister Trudeau will also discuss Canada's potential contributions to Poland's energy security through  deeper cooperation and trade in clean energy, including  nuclear.
During his visit, the Prime Minister will meet with international partners to discuss ways to address key geopolitical challenges, including Russia's ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine and  developments in the Middle East. He will emphasize the importance of maintaining global unity in  protecting peace,  democracy and human  rights.
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"What happened at the  Nazi concentration and extermination camp of Auschwitz Birkenau is a  brutal reminder of what happens when we give  in to  hatred. Eighty years later, we remember the unimaginable horrors that the Holocaust inflicted on millions of  Jews, we  stand against  hatred and  anti-Semitism, and we reaffirm our  clear commitment to never do it again."
The Right Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of  Canada
Fast Facts
Last year, in Budget 2024, the Prime Minister announced a $90.5 million package of measures to combat  anti-Semitism, preserve  the memory of the Holocaust, raise awareness against Holocaust denial and distortion, and  about the Holocaust and protect  the gathering  places of Jewish communities in  Canada. The position of Special Envoy  for Holocaust Remembrance and  Combating Anti-Semitism was created in 2020 as part of the federal government's commitment to  strengthen national and international efforts to preserve the memory of the Holocaust and honour the stories of survivors. Irwin Cotler was appointed  Canada's first  special envoy in November 2020 and was  replaced by Deborah Lyons in October 2023. The  special envoy works to combat  anti-Semitism, hatred and racism, and  to promote and protect democracy, pluralism,  inclusion and human  rights. Canada's commitment to protecting human rights and  combating anti-Semitism at home and abroad is anchored in our membership and  cooperation with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). As the only international institution mandated to focus on  Holocaust issues, the IHRA works to raise awareness of the global impact of  anti-Semitism and  to seek ways to end it. In 2022, Canada announced  that it would double its annual contribution to the  IHRA. In October 2024, the Government of Canada  published the Canadian Handbook on the IHRA Working Definition of  Anti-Semitism. Using Canadian examples, the  handbook serves as a tool  for identifying and  combating anti-Semitism in various sectors.  It is  notably the first handbook  of its kind produced by a national  government. In 2022, the federal government amended  the Criminal Code  of Canada to make it a  criminal offence to  knowingly promote  anti-Semitism by  tolerating, denying or  minimizing the Holocaust.

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