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The incident last Friday drew global condemnation.

Ottawa (CNN) — Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons Anthony Rota resigned his post Tuesday, days after he praised a Ukrainian veteran who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II.

Anthony Rota Tuesday turned in his resignation as Speaker of Canadas House of Commons following the recognition as a hero of a former Ukrainian member of Germanys Nazi SS Waffen. He said he would leave his position at the end of Wednesday’s session.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday that extending an invite to a Ukrainian veteran who fought with a Nazi unit to attend a parliamentary function is the 'biggest single diplomatic embarrassment' in the country's history and he's blaming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the mishap.

Bnai Brith Canada has produced a report and launched a petition demanding Canada stop helping to fund, via the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the

Yaroslav Hunka was a member of the 1st Galician division, a unit of Adolf Hitler's war machine

As the Liberals deal with the fallout over the resignation of the House Speaker, tensions are boiling over its attempt to strike Yaroslav Hunka’s recognition from official record.

TORONTO—The Canadian political establishment is in damage control mode after parliamentarians—led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—joined in a standing ovation for a member of Hitler’s SS on the floor of the House of Commons on Friday.

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