Conservatives stop Liberals’ motion to ‘erase’ Nazi recognition
Article content
Leave it to Justin Trudeau’s government to try to remove reality from the equation, some might say.
Article content
The Liberals on Monday sought to erase from the record of the House of Commons the celebration of Nazi war veteran Yaroslav Hunka, 98, during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit last Friday.
Article content
Added Thornhill Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman in a post to social-media site X (formerly Twitter): “I’m glad I wasn’t there to witness this pathetic display, today.”
Rota has apologized, but is now facing calls for his resignation by two of the four recognized parties in the House since it was revealed that Hunka served in the First Ukrainian Division — also known as the Waffen-SS Galicia Division or the SS 14th Waffen Division — which was a voluntary unit that was under the command of the Nazis during the Second World War.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that this moment, which led to a standing ovation by Zelenskyy and himself but also by all MPs and dignitaries in the galleries, was “deeply embarrassing to the Parliament of Canada and, by extension, to all Canadians.”
RECOMMENDED VIDEO
Article content
Leave it to Justin Trudeau’s government to try to remove reality from the equation, some might say.
Article content
The Liberals on Monday sought to erase from the record of the House of Commons the celebration of Nazi war veteran Yaroslav Hunka, 98, during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit last Friday.
Article content
Added Thornhill Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman in a post to social-media site X (formerly Twitter): “I’m glad I wasn’t there to witness this pathetic display, today.”
Rota has apologized, but is now facing calls for his resignation by two of the four recognized parties in the House since it was revealed that Hunka served in the First Ukrainian Division — also known as the Waffen-SS Galicia Division or the SS 14th Waffen Division — which was a voluntary unit that was under the command of the Nazis during the Second World War.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that this moment, which led to a standing ovation by Zelenskyy and himself but also by all MPs and dignitaries in the galleries, was “deeply embarrassing to the Parliament of Canada and, by extension, to all Canadians.”
