Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace issued the
following statement thanking the Government of Canada and its delegation, led
by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, for visiting CEP’s Auschwitz Research Center
on Hate, Extremism and Radicalization (ARCHER) at the former house of the
Commandant, marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz last
Monday, January 27.






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Counter Extremism Project CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace Thanks the Government
of Canada and Prime Minister Trudeau for Visiting CEP’s ARCHER at House 88 and
Ongoing Efforts in Fighting Antisemitism


(New York, N.Y.) — Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D.
Wallace issued the following statement thanking the Government of Canada and
its delegation, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, for visiting CEP’s
Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism and Radicalization (ARCHER) at the
former house of the Commandant, marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation
of Auschwitz last Monday, January 27.



It was truly an honor to host the Canadian delegation at ARCHER at House 88,
which opened its doors for the first time to the public on the same day as the
80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945. I thank the delegation
and recognize Canada’s longstanding opposition to antisemitism and extremism.



The visit underscored the importance not only of remembering the Holocaust and
the atrocities of the past but also of taking concrete action against the
rising tide of antisemitism and extremism today. The transformation of this
house from a place of unspeakable evil into a center for education and action
sends a powerful message: we cannot once again allow hatred to become ordinary.



Greeting Prime Minister Trudeau and his delegates, including Canada’s Special
Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism Deborah
Lyons and Canada’s Ambassador to Poland Catherine Godin, as they touched the
mezuzah now affixed to the doorpost of House 88 was a uniquely memorable,
emotionally resonant moment. This is a doorway that once concealed one of the
century’s most infamous mass murders responsible for the systematic
extermination of more than one million Jews, firmly closed to the victims
forced to labor as slaves at the camp next door—and sealed from the world since
1945—but is now truly open and welcome to all.



I am grateful to the Canadian government’s recognition of the importance of
this project and its willingness to stand with us in our mission. I thank Prime
Minister Trudeau and each of his delegates for their visit and their commitment
to ensuring that—as successive Canadian governments have urged—‘never again’ is
not just a phrase, but a call to action. We naturally extend an open invitation
for all Canadian government officials to visit ARCHER at House 88 any time, as
we further develop our programming and operations.



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