Editing Ernst Zündel (section)

== Trials in the 1980s ==
In 1983, Sabina Citron, a Holocaust survivor and founder of the Canadian Holocaust Remembrance Association, filed a private complaint against Zündel before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. In 1984, the Ontario government joined the criminal proceedings against Zündel based on Citron's complaint. Zündel was charged under the Criminal Code of spreading false news by publishing ''Did Six Million Really Die? The Truth At Last''.

Zündel's first trial took place in 1985, when he was charged with "publishing a statement or tale, namely, ''Did Six Million Really Die?'' that he knows is false and that is likely to cause mischief to the public interest in social and racial tolerance, contrary to the Criminal Code". After testimony from several expert witnesses, such as [[Auschwitz Birkenau|Auschwitz ]]survivor Arnold Friedman, Zündel was convicted, however his conviction was overturned on a technicality, leading to a second trial in 1988, during which he called Holocaust deniers [[David Irving]] and [[Fred A. Leuchter]] as defence witnesses, and was testified against by Holocaust expert Raul Hilberg, who debunked his Holocaust denial arguments. He was convicted again, but his conviction was later overturned by the Canadian Supreme Court in 1992 on the grounds that the prosecution violated his freedom of speech.