Trudeau apologizes after Canadian parliament speaker honors Waffen SS veteran
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized after Canada’s House of Commons honored Yaroslav Hunka, a Ukrainian World War II veteran, who was also a known member of a Nazi Waffen-SS unit.
Following a speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the parliament’s speaker Anthony Rota, who has since resigned, recognized Hunka and called him a “Ukrainian hero and a Canadian hero, and we thank him for all his service.”
Trudeau told lawmakers, “I would like to present unreserved apologies for what took place on Friday and to President (Volodymyr Zelensky) and the Ukrainian delegation for the position they were put in, for all of us who were present.”
“To have unknowingly recognized this individual was a terrible mistake and a violation of the memory of those who suffered grievously at the hands of the Nazi regime,” he said.
The All Israel News Staff is a team of journalists in Israel.
