2001: Canada apologizes for the execution of 23 Canadian soldiers by allied firing squads

Canada’s House of Commons apologizes for the execution of 23 Canadian soldiers by allied firing squads for desertion or cowardice in World War I, saying the punishment was too harsh.  (The Canadians were among 306 Commonwealth soldiers shot for desertion between 1914 and 1918.)  The apology does not erase their convictions.

To: 
23 Canadian soldiers by allied firing squads for desertion or cowardice in World War I
From: 
Canada
Year of Apology: 
2001
Footnote: 
Shaw, Geoffrey. “The ‘sorry’ state of history.” Alberta Report. February 4, 2002. See also “A belated apology.” Maclean’s. December 24, 2001.