Anthony Rota issues an apology for honoring the veteran Nazi unit. Rota had publicly recognized Yaroslav Hunka as a 'Ukrainian hero.'
Anthony Rota issues an apology for honoring the veteran Nazi unit.This revelation prompted criticism and calls for an apology.Canada’s House of Commons Speaker, Anthony Rota, issued an apology on Sunday for praising an individual during a parliamentary meeting who had served in a Nazi unit during World War Two.
This revelation prompted criticism and calls for an apology from various quarters, including the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish human rights group. The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center had strongly condemned the recognition, especially in the context of rising antisemitism and Holocaust distortion.