The Speaker of Canada’s House of Commons has resigned after unwittingly praising a Ukrainian man who fought for a Nazi unit and inviting him to parliament.
After first resisting calls to step down, Anthony Rota quit on Tuesday after meeting party leaders in Ottawa.
“I must step down as your Speaker,” he said in parliament. “I reiterate my profound regret.”
The incident last Friday incited global condemnation.
Yaroslav Hunka, 98, got a standing ovation after House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota called him a “hero” during a Friday visit by Ukraine’s president.
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Everyone in parliament should resign.
AC
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