28 September 2023 - Justin Trudeau apologises after Nazi honoured in Canada's parliament
Canada's Speaker Anthony Rota resigns after Nazi in parliament row
Holly Honderich (BBC News, 27/09/2023)
The Speaker of Canada's House of Commons has resigned after inviting a Ukrainian man who fought for a Nazi unit to parliament and praising him.
After first resisting calls to step down, Anthony Rota quit on Tuesday after meeting party leaders in Ottawa.
Trudeau apologizes after a Nazi veteran was praised by parliamentarians at Zelenskyy event
John Paul Tasker (CBC, 27/09/2023)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologized on behalf of Canada's Parliament after a veteran of Adolf Hitler's Nazi forces was included in an event last week honouring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
'Beyond embarrassing': Reporter breaks down 'troubling' error in Canadian parliament
(CNN, 27/09/2023)
Canadian Prime minister Justin Trudeau is issuing an apology for a moment that occurred in the House of Commons during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to the body.
Canada’s House speaker quits: What the Hunka scandal reveals about Second World War complexities
David Roger Marples (The Conversation, 27/09/2023)
Anthony Rota, the speaker of Canada’s House of Commons, has resigned from his post after inviting “war hero” Yaroslav Hunka to Parliament to take in the recent appearance of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.