Canada plans for justice ahead of grim anniversary of war in Ukraine

Canada plans for justice ahead of grim anniversary of war in UkraineLVIV, Ukraine — Nearly one year ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walked up to a podium in Ottawa, flanked by three of his top ministers, and declared the world had changed overnight. "The horrors of the genocide and the war crimes that have happened, it's not forgivable," said Ihor Michalchyshyn, the executive director of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, in an interview in Ottawa. "I think that would be a nightmare scenario, where the war ends, justice fails. Ukraine's general prosecutor Andriy Kostin told Joly the country has already identified 60,000 crimes linked to the war. That's a possibility that weighs on Michalchyshyn's mind, but he said his fear about that scenario is muted by talk of international justice, criminal tribunals, and accountability.