Zundel deportation to Germany fast-tracked

Holocaust denier Ernst Zundel has conceded defeat in his two-year legal battle to avoid being deported to Germany.  Zundel, 65, will likely be flown out of Canada Tuesday, according to a letter he received yesterday from the Canada Border Services Agency. Moving fast, the federal agency sent the letter hours after a federal judge paved the way for Zundel to be deported as a danger to Canadian national security. “The purpose of this letter is to inform you that your removal to Germany is imminent (…) Please note that you are entitled to a total of two suitcases with a maximum weight of 32 kilograms each,” the letter said. Zundel is wanted on an outstanding warrant in Germany, accused of denying the Holocaust. He was convicted in absentia and fined for a similar offence several years ago, and he is likely to get a substantial jail term if found guilty of a second offence. Zundel had arrived in Canada in 1958, but never acquired full citizenship. A graphic designer and artist, he eventually began devoting all his time to feeding his worldwide distribution network for anti-Semitic and Holocaust-denial material.