Rideau Hall apologizes for honouring Nazi veteran with Order of Canada in 1987

Canada apologises for top honour awarded to ex-Nazi soldier in 1987

OTTAWA - Canada’s Governor-General Mary Simon has apologised for a top Canadian honour awarded in 1987 to a former Nazi soldier who moved to Canada after World War II and went on to become the Chancellor of the University of Alberta. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Rideau Hall apologizes for honouring Nazi veteran with Order of Canada in 1987

The Governor General's office has expressed its “deep regret” over having granted one of Canada's highest civilian honours, decades ago, to a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War.

OTTAWA — Rideau Hall says it deeply regrets that a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1987. Peter Savaryn was chancellor of the University of Alberta and head of the World Congress of Free Ukrainians, according to his biography on the Order of Canada. He also fought for the Waffen-SS Galicia Division, a volunteer unit created by the Nazis to help fight the Soviet Union. Institutions…

Rideau Hall apologizes for honouring Nazi veteran with Order of Canada in 1987 - Creston Valley Advance

‘We express our sincere apology to Canadians for any distress or pain his appointment may have caused’

Rideau Hall apologizes for honouring Nazi veteran with Order of Canada in 1987 - Caledonia Courier

‘We express our sincere apology to Canadians for any distress or pain his appointment may have caused’

Rideau Hall apologizes for honouring Nazi veteran with Order of Canada in 1987 - Vanderhoof Omineca Express

‘We express our sincere apology to Canadians for any distress or pain his appointment may have caused’