“It’s with a heavy heart that I rise to inform members of my resignation as speaker of the House of Commons,” House Speaker Anthony Rota told lawmakers.
Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press via APAnthony Rota, leader of Canada's House of Commons, resigned his post on Tuesday after he unknowingly honored a man who had fought for the Nazis in World War II.
House Speaker Anthony Rota removed himself from the powerful post with a brief statement to fellow lawmakers on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. “It’s with a heavy heart that I rise to inform members of my resignation as speaker of the House of Commons,” he said.
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