Outrage as Canadian MPs honor Nazi-linked veteran with standing ovation: What is known so far

🇨🇦 Outrage as Canadian MPs honor Nazi-linked veteran with standing ovation: What is known so far ▪️Russia will demand an explanation from Canada for its decision to honor a Nazi veteran in the House, Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov told Sputnik. Stepanov called the act not “a mistake, but a consequence of the impunity of former Nazi criminals.” ▪️Yaroslav Hunka, who fought in the ranks of the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the Nazi SS during the WWII, received a standing ovation after being hailed as a veteran of the “struggle for Ukrainian independence against the Russians during the WWII.“ ▪️Canada House speaker Anthony Rota took responsibility for what was characterized as an oversight, calling the initiative “entirely my own.“ “I have subsequently become aware of more information which causes me to regret my decision,“ he said, adding his “deepest apologies“ to Jewish communities. “An explanation must be provided as to how this individual entered the hallowed halls of Canadian Parliament and received recognition from the Speaker of the House and a standing ovation,“ Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish human rights group, said while demanding an apology. ▪️Trudeau’s office shifted the blame to the House speaker, saying that “no advance notice was provided to the Prime Minister’s Office, nor the Ukrainian delegation, about the invitation or the recognition.“ ▪️Canada opposition leader Pierre Poilievre criticized the PM’s protocol service saying it was responsible for selecting the guests and that none of the parliamentarians could have known about Hunky’s “dark past.” “Mr Trudeau must personally apologize and avoid passing the blame to others as he always does,” he said. Источник: Sputnik International