'No one in this House is above any of us. Therefore I must step down as your speaker,' Anthony Rota, the speaker of Canada's House of Commons, said on Tuesday.
during World War II to Parliament to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president.
"On Friday, in my remarks following the address by the President of Ukraine, I recognized an individual in the gallery. My intention was to show that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is not a new one — that Ukrainians have unfortunately been subject to foreign aggression for far too long and that this must end," Rota said in Parliament."I have subsequently become aware of more information which causes me to regret my decision to recognize this individual.
Rota stepped down after meeting with the House of Commons' party leaders later Tuesday. All main opposition parties called for Rota to step down, and government House leader Karina Gould said that lawmakers had lost confidence in Rota. New Democratic Party MP Peter Julian, the party's House leader, welcomed Rota's decision to leave, CBC reported."Imagine the Jewish community sitting down to Yom Kippur and having somebody that is affiliated with the SS and the horrific murders taking place in Eastern Europe being honored in the House of Commons," Julian said.
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