Canadian House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota has no choice but to resign. He committed the irreparable on Friday, September 22, during the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Veteran politician Anthony Rota has paid tribute to a former Ukrainian-Canadian soldier who fought alongside the Nazis in World War II.

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The scene took place on the benches of the House of Commons in Ottawa. Jaroslaw Hunka, 98, was moved to tears as everyone stood to applaud him: elected officials, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Ukrainian president and his wife. And an ovation evoked by the lively tribute from Anthony Rota, chairman of the assembly. “We have here today a Ukrainian-Canadian World War II veteran who fought for Ukrainian independence against the Russians. He is a Ukrainian hero, a Canadian hero and we thank him for his service. THANKS !”he explained.

Anthony Rota went from a speech full of force – and, above all, flawed – to a shallow apology in which he announced his resignation the following Tuesday. “I later learned more information that made me regret my decision to single out this person. I would like to apologize to Parliament and add that this initiative is the result of my sole decision.”apologized the President of the Canadian Parliament.

Soldiers captured by the British government were then exfiltrated to Canada

If Anthony Rota insists on his sole responsibility in this matter, it is because the Canadian Conservatives believe that Justin Trudeau and his government should have foreseen and controlled the ceremony. Justin Trudeau, who responded himself and was told by a “deeply embarrassing mistake”. This ceremony had the opposite of the expected effect. Vladimir Putin spoke at the very beginning of the Ukraine conflict “Denazification” Of Ukraine. The past of Jaroslaw Hunka, who voluntarily joined the SS Galicia Division during the Second World War, fits perfectly with the rhetoric of the Kremlin, which responded with loud cries “Scandal”. The Canadian opposition is unleashed “uneducated” by Anthony Rota. It couldn’t have escaped his notice that a Ukrainian war veteran fighting against Russia at the time was inevitably on the Nazi side.

This man ended up in Canada without a trial. This point is currently the most heated debate in the country. The Nuremberg Tribunal ruled that the leaders of this SS Galicia Division were directly involved in the Holocaust. But many soldiers escaped justice. Soldiers held by the British government until the late 1940s. The British leaders wanted to exfiltrate them. The archives released in 2005 are very clear. A statement from the Interior Ministry at the time said:We still hope to get rid of the less desirable Ukrainian prisoners of war in either Germany or Canada.”. Between 400 and 600 Ukrainian soldiers ended up in western Canada. Poland today demands the extradition of Jaroslaw Hunka. And thanks to Anthony Rota, Canada was stunned to discover that monuments honoring these Ukrainian soldiers had been erected on its soil.