Controversy Erupts as Canadian MPs Applaud Ukrainian Nazi Veteran

The speaker of Canada's House of Commons, Anthony Rota, has apologized for praising a 98-year-old Ukrainian veteran, Yaroslav Hunka, who fought for a Nazi unit. Hunka, a former member of the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS, received standing ovations during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to the Canadian parliament. Jewish human rights groups expressed concern, as Hunka's military unit was implicated in the mass murder of Jews and others. Rota issued an official apology, taking full responsibility for admitting and praising the veteran, while the opposition called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to apologize and investigate. The 14th Waffen-SS Grenadier Division, also known as the Galicia Division, was a voluntary unit made up mostly of ethnic Ukrainians under Nazi command.