Anthony RotaPresident of Canadian House of Commons (the lower house of Parliament) announced his resignation following the scandal sparked by the chamber’s tribute marking President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Canada Yaroslav Hunkaa Ukrainian-Canadian veteran who fought in the ranks of the Nazi SS during World War II, introduced by Rota himself as “a Ukrainian hero And a Canadian hero” (Video). “It’s with the With a heavy heart that I rise to inform members of my resignation as Speaker of the House of Commons,” Rota told the assembly on Tuesday, underlining the “deep regret” for the mistake. Nazism, he said, “inflicted suffering on diverse people and communities, including Jewish communities in Canada and around the world, people who survived Nazi crimes in Poland and other countries.” I take full responsibility for my actions .”
The incident, which has sparked much controversy, was reported by the Jewish Community Defense Association of Canada Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Center: “The fact that a veteran who served in a Nazi military unit was invited and received a standing ovation in Parliament is.” shocking“. Hence the President’s public apology: “On Friday (…) after the speech of the President of Ukraine, I greeted a person in the stands and then learned new information that makes me regret having done so.” “I am alone in favor of this initiative responsible and take full responsibility for the measures. I would like to offer you a particularly sincere apology Jewish communities In Canada and in the world.”