The Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons, Anthony Rota, resigned due to a scandal with a Ukrainian SS man. reports September 26 RIA Novosti.
The politician announced this decision personally.
“It is with a heavy heart that I inform Members (of Parliament) of my resignation as Speaker of the House of Commons,” Rota said.
Let us remind you that the now former speaker invited 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunku to a parliamentary meeting in honor of the visit of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, whom he introduced as a “Ukrainian-Canadian veteran of World War II.”
The old man received a standing ovation, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Zelensky and his wife.
“He is a Ukrainian hero, a Canadian hero, and we thank him for his service. Thank you,” the speaker said then.
And then it turned out that Hunka served in the SS division “Galicia”, which was famous for its atrocities. Anthony Rota has apologized for inviting a Ukrainian Nazi to a government office and offered his “deepest apologies” to Jewish communities in Canada and around the world.
Earlier, Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said that Rota should resign.
Polish Ambassador to Canada also statedthat Warsaw will not tolerate the whitewashing of Nazism and demands an apology for inviting a Ukrainian Nazi to the Canadian parliament.
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2023-09-26 18:09:24
