When all 338 MPs gave Yaroslav Hunka a standing ovation in the House of Commons, it gave Vladimir Putin a major public relations victory.
“I am deeply sorry that I have offended many with my gesture and remarks,” Rota said early Monday, while facing calls from the NDP and Bloc Quebecois to resign.
His remarks, calling Hunka “a Ukrainian and a Canadian hero” are problematic, but that he was allowed to be introduced in Parliament at all is the bigger concern. A 98-year-old man is hardly a security concern — he can’t do much while being wheeled around, as he was — but political concerns are another matter.
It was the first of many offensive posts, which brings us back to the question of why we still allow Russian diplomats to stand on our soil and push propaganda. The problem is the actions of the Trudeau government, or lack thereof, have given a huge win to the Putin regime. They can now point and say that not only did the Canadian government stand and cheer this man who fought in a Nazi regiment, but so did Zelenskyy.Article contentThroughout Monday, the Trudeau government tried to claim that it had no role in admitting Hunka or the two standing ovations that he received from Parliament.
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