The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons apologized Sunday for recognizing a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II.
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. Rota introduced Hunka as a war hero who fought for the First Ukrainian Division.
Rota noted in his introduction that Hunka had fought in World War II “against the Russians.”
“In my remarks following the address of the President of Ukraine, I recognized an individual in the gallery. I have subsequently become aware of more information which causes me to regret my decision to do so,” Rota said in a statement.
Doing their best to play dumb, but it’s plain to see they knew what “against the Russians in WW2” means.
Oopsies!
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anthony-rota-apologizes-honoring-man-who-fought-for-nazis-canada-yaroslav-hunka/
Doing their best to play dumb, but it’s plain to see they knew what “against the Russians in WW2” means.