On the occasion of President Zelensky’s visit to Canada, Anthony Rota invited Yarsolav Hunka, 98, to Parliament and introduced him as a veteran who fought against the Soviet Union to achieve independence for Ukraine .
International scandal surrounding the tribute paid to a Ukrainian Nazi in the Canadian Parliament. The Speaker of the Lower House resigned from his position after paying tribute last Friday in the chamber to a Waffen-SS veteran.
Resignation after tribute to a Waffen-SS veteran
“This public recognition has caused pain to individuals and communities, including the Jewish community in Canada and around the world, as well as to survivors of Nazi atrocities in Poland, among other countries,” said Anthony Rota, former president of the Parliament of Canada in 2007. at the time of his resignation.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the incident “shameful.”
On the occasion of President Zelensky’s visit to Canada, Anthony Rota invited Yarsolav Hunka, 98, to Parliament and introduced him as a veteran who fought against the Soviet Union to achieve independence for the Ukraine, in the presence of Zelensky and Justin Trudeau, and to the applause of Canadian deputies and senators.
Poland to request extradition of Nazi criminal
Over the weekend, Canadian Jewish organizations revealed Hunka’s Nazi past. The Simon Wiesenthal Center demanded an apology. And Poland will request the extradition of the Nazi criminal, whose unit participated in the extermination of civilians in the Lublin region in 1944.
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