Canada parliament speaker resigns after calling Ukrainian Nazi veteran a ‘hero’
- Speaker Anthony Rota announced his resignation in parliament, expressing regret for his actions. The resignation came after Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly called his mistake "completely unacceptable."
- During the announcement, Rota acknowledged a Ukrainian Canadian war veteran in the viewing gallery, prompting a standing ovation. The veteran, Yaroslav Hunka, fought for Ukrainian independence against the Russians and was a guest of the Speaker.
- The prime minister's office stated that they had no advance notice of Hunka's attendance, as the list of attendees was not shared per parliamentary protocol. Hunka, a 98-year-old veteran, fought in a volunteer unit under Nazi command.
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Canada House Speaker resigns after celebrating Ukrainian veteran who fought for Nazi unit in World War II
CNN By Paula Newton, CNN Ottawa (CNN) — Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons Anthony Rota resigned his post Tuesday, days after he praised a Ukrainian veteran who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II. On Friday, following a joint address to parliament by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Rota lauded Yaroslav Hunka, 98, as a Ukrainian-Canadian war hero who “fought for Ukrainian independence against the Russian aggressors…
Canada parliamentary speaker to quit after publicly praising Nazi
By David Ljunggren and Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons lower chamber on Tuesday said he would quit, a few days after he publicly praised a former Nazi soldier in Parliament in an incident that Russia said helped justify its war on Ukraine. Anthony Rota told legislators he had made a mistake by inviting ex-soldier Yaroslav Hunka, 98, to attend a session in the House honoring Ukrainian President Volodymyr …
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