Almost 20 years ago, Federal Court of Canada Judge Andrew MacKay delivered his decision on the legal status of Helmut Oberlander. Following this decision, Oberlander’s supporters and his legal counsel claimed, among other things, that the decision was unfair because it provided no opportunity for appeal. The last challenge was rejected by both the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. Everything beyond that was merely opinion on the part of the judge and therefore is of no force or effect. Bernie M. Farber and Len Rudner were executives with the Canadian Jewish Congress, who, along with others, had carriage of the Helmut Oberlander case for over 25 years.

Source: National Post March 09, 2020 15:56 UTC