Liberal cabinet ministers had called for Anthony Rota’s departure following incident that angered Jewish groups.
Liberal cabinet ministers had called for Anthony Rota’s departure following incident that angered Jewish groupsThe speaker of Canada’s parliament issued an apology on Monday, after he honored a man identified by Jewish advocacy groups as a former officer of a Nazi military unit that fought against the Russians. Photo: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press/Associated Press
The Canadian legislature’s speaker quit on Tuesday, bowing to pressure from the governing Liberals and other political parties after he invited and honored a man later identified by Jewish advocacy groups as a former Nazi soldier who attended Ukraine PresidentDow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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