Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau’s Nazi apology: We are sorry

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized for the introduction of Ukrainian Yaroslov Hunka and was applauded as a “war hero” in parliament last week. Trudeau, who held the Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, Anthony Rota, solely responsible for this incident that occurred after it was revealed that Hunka fought for the Nazis during World War II, stated that this mistake embarrassed the entire parliament. and Canada.

In his speech to parliamentarians, Prime Minister Trudeau said: “All of us who were there on Friday regret that we stood up and applauded, even if we did so unknowingly,” and emphasized that this event was a great disrespect to memory. of the millions of people who lost their lives in the Holocaust. Trudeau repeated his apology in parliament.

WHAT HAPPENED?

The fact that Hunka fought on the side of the Nazis came to light after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s speech in the Canadian House of Commons on September 22. After Zelenskiy’s speech, Anthony Rota introduced Hunka as a “war hero” and thanked him. However, when the information that Hunka had fought on the Nazi side emerged, accompanied by applause from parliamentarians, Rota was the subject of great criticism.

Following the incident, Rota apologized and Prime Minister Trudeau called the incident “shameful.” Following calls for his resignation, Anthony Rota resigned yesterday. (AA)