Speaker of the Canadian Parliament pleaded ignorance to knowing man he lauded as 'Ukrainian hero, Canadian hero' was actually Nazi volunteer.
Rota said calling attention to Hunka was entirely his own decision and “no one, including fellow parliamentarians and the Ukraine delegation” was aware of what he was going to do in advance. “I accept full responsibility for my actions”, he said, and Trudeau’s office has denied foresight.
Despite speaker Rota moving to take full responsibility, the leader of the Canadian Conservative opposition party Pierre Polievre alleged liberal Prime Minister Trudeau himself was more involved than initially revealed. Polievre wrote that: “Trudeau personally met with and honoured a veteran of the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS ” and was involved in the process to have Rota recognised on the floor.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine’s president, center, receives a standing ovation in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill with Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, right, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. Canada pledged new measures to help Ukraine on Friday during Zelenskiy’s first visit since Russias invasion – including C$650 million over three years to supply Ukraine with 50 armored vehicles, including medical evacuation vehicles, to be built in southwestern Ontario.
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