Canada's House speaker resigns over inviting a man who fought for a Nazi unit to Parliament
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The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons is resigning for inviting a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president.

Anthony Rota, the speaker of Canada’s House of Commons, is resigning for inviting a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president.

    • showmustgo [he/him, comrade/them]English
      3•1 year ago

      I disagree, to me this is the fall guy falling. There remains 337 MPs who erupted in thunderous applause when it was mentioned they were in the presence of a Nazi.

      • @spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works
        2•1 year ago

        You would have stood and clapped too. They weren’t aware of who he actually was. It happens all the time at sporting events.

        I’m not saying the entire thing was buffoonery but to hold everyone who clapped accountable is just stupid.

        Edit: hexbear user, of course.

      • @SpooneyOdin@lemmy.ml
        -1•1 year ago

        That is a misrepresentation of what happened. They were told he fought the Russians. They weren’t told he was a Nazi. That came to light after

  • AutoTL;DRBEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    TORONTO (AP) — The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons resigned Tuesday for inviting a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II to Parliament to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president.

    Just after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an address in the House of Commons on Friday, Canadian lawmakers gave 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka a standing ovation when Speaker Anthony Rota drew attention to him.

    The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies said in a statement that the incident “has left a stain on our country’s venerable legislature with profound implications both in Canada and globally.”

    “This incident has compromised all 338 Members of Parliament and has also handed a propaganda victory to Russia, distracting from what was a momentously significant display of unity between Canada and Ukraine.

    “It’s highly unfortunate and the only winner here is the Putin regime, which is already spinning what happened on Friday to justify its ongoing military actions in Ukraine,” said Daniel Béland, a political science professor at McGill University in Montreal,

    This is by far the biggest hit Canada’s diplomatic reputation has ever taken under in history and it happened under Justin Trudeau’s watch,” Opposition Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said.

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