Controversy Erupts as Canada Honors Nazi-Linked Veteran

The speaker of Canada's House of Commons, Anthony Rota, has apologized for recognizing a 98-year-old man, Yaroslav Hunka, as a "Ukrainian hero" during a parliamentary meeting. It was later revealed that Hunka had served in a Nazi unit during World War Two. The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish human rights group, demanded an apology, stating that it was disturbing to see Canada's Parliament applaud someone associated with a Nazi military branch responsible for the murder of Jews. Rota took responsibility for the oversight and expressed his "deepest apologies" to Jewish communities. The Russian embassy in Canada has also demanded clarification from the Canadian government.