Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
On this episode of Counterpoint, host Tanya Granic Allen sits down with Ludwik Klimkowski, chair of Tribute to Liberty, to discuss the Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Ottawa and why a monument honouring the estimated 100 million people killed under communist regimes has become the target of political controversy, smear campaigns, and even death threats. Ludwik shares his 14 years of volunteer work, the foreign interference and misinformation surrounding the project, the decision to hold back the wall of remembrance names, and why he believes education is the memorial's true purpose.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 — Why the Victims of Communism Memorial matters
01:20 — Ludwik on 14 years of volunteering & giving back to Canada
02:22 — Death threats against board members
05:54 — Why the memorial became politically divisive
08:26 — The "Nazi sympathizer" smear & the truth behind it
11:06 — Complacency and why young people forget communism
13:40 — Which communities are commemorated — and who was excluded
16:28 — The death threats Ludwik has personally received
17:43 — Why a memorial to communism's victims matters
20:03 — The Gulag Archipelago left in the snow: a moment of hope
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Ludwik Klimkowski - Chair - Tribute To Liberty
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On this episode of Counterpoint, host Tanya Granic Allen sits down with Ludwik Klimkowski, chair of Tribute to Liberty, to discuss the Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Ottawa and why a monument honouring the estimated 100 million people killed under communist regimes has become the target of political controversy, smear campaigns, and even death threats. Ludwik shares his 14 years of volunteer work, the foreign interference and misinformation surrounding the project, the decision to hold back the wall of remembrance names, and why he believes education is the memorial's true purpose.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 — Why the Victims of Communism Memorial matters
01:20 — Ludwik on 14 years of volunteering & giving back to Canada
02:22 — Death threats against board members
05:54 — Why the memorial became politically divisive
08:26 — The "Nazi sympathizer" smear & the truth behind it
11:06 — Complacency and why young people forget communism
13:40 — Which communities are commemorated — and who was excluded
16:28 — The death threats Ludwik has personally received
17:43 — Why a memorial to communism's victims matters
20:03 — The Gulag Archipelago left in the snow: a moment of hope
GUEST
Ludwik Klimkowski - Chair - Tribute To Liberty
CounterPoint
Host: Tanya Granic Allen
FOLLOW US
• Subscribe: youtube.com/@TheNewsForum
• Twitter/X: https://x.com/thenewsforum_
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/the-news-forum
TAGS
#Counterpoint #VictimsOfCommunism #TributeToLiberty #Canada #CanadianPolitics #Communism #Ottawa #NeverForget #FreeSpeech #CanadianNews #Memorial #ColdWar
