Tensions flared in the House of Commons on Monday over opposition calls for House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota to resign after apologizing to the House of Commons for inviting, recognizing and leading the chamber in a standing ovation for a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War.

Tensions flared in the House of Commons on Monday over opposition calls for House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota to resign after apologizing to the House of Commons for inviting, recognizing and leading the chamber in a standing ovation for a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War.

    • @cygnus@lemmy.ca
      38•2 years ago

      Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov castigated Canada for ‘sloppiness of memory’

      Peskov is (ugh) right. How oblivious do you have to be to not clue in when this guy is announced as having fought against the Russians in WW2? Unless he’s Finnish (which he is not), which side do you think that puts him on?

      • @SamuelRJankis@lemmy.worldEnglish
        15•2 years ago

        Canadians really need to start voting for actual competent people instead of parties. Even the pretense of parading a Ukrainian guy around due to the Russian invasion is rather repugnant behavior.

      • ZoolanderEnglish
        14•2 years ago

        He wasn’t introduced that way, though. He was just introduced as a “Ukrainian war hero and a Canadian war hero [and we thank him for his service]”. That’s why it’s not surprising that everyone gave him an ovation. Who wouldn’t? The issue is that the person introducing him, who didn’t even tell anyone else about his attendance or that he would be recognized, although he got some basic facts right (the guy fought in Ukraine and now lives in Canada), didn’t bother to vet the context of those facts. It’s incredibly sloppy and incredibly embarrassing.

        Immediate edit: I have finally seen a video of this and he definitely says “Ukrainian independence against Russia”. Oooooooof.

        • Jaytreeman
          6•2 years ago

          If I did something like that, I’d probably resign immediately. It’s worrying that our politicians don’t think that way

          • ZoolanderEnglish
            4•2 years ago

            In most cases, I think I’d chalk it up to human beings being human and call it a mistake. This was just careless and thoughtless, though.

      • sik0fewlOP
        7•2 years ago

        Russia was on Germany’s side at the beginning of the war. They invaded Poland with Germany.

      • sadreality
        -5•2 years ago

        Ukrainians and other EE peoples fought against the Red Army who did not collaborate with the Nazi regime…