Seedrioru, a childrens summer camp and cultural centre, has tolerated the presence of a military monument in its peaceful surroundings for 50 years. The brilliant white ausambas recognizes and honours all who perished, without naming specific individuals or battles. It is the perfect memorial and says it all. Time to move on.

Someone should hold a seminar on this subject so we know what we’re talking about but instead, the “Estonian Central Council” issued the inflammatory and denunciatory “Re: Published Statements about Seedrioru”. Are they still elected? What exactly were the “statements”, not their version of “insinuations”?

“ECC encourages open dialogue and honest communication to build understanding between and amongst the diverse communities that have built the strong Canada we live in today.” We know fundraising is top of mind. There’s not much evidence of dialoguing. The ECC risks running the community’s reputation into the ground, while not doing much about skirting the issues. Stop with the racist slurs.