>a Canadian hero
>We're still hoping to get rid of the less desirable Ukrainian PoWs either to Germany or Canada
http://espritdecorps.ca/history-feature/the-rcaf-officer-who-brought-hitlers-waffen-ss-to-canada
The RCAF Officer Who Brought Hitler’s Waffen SS to Canada
In an attempt to hide the SS connection, the unit had changed its name in the last few days of the war to the First Division Ukrainian National Army.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1705677644002414811
https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/rota-under-fire-for-honouring-a-north-bay-resident-with-nazi-ties-7592368
Rota under fire for honouring a North Bay resident with Nazi ties
'His name is Yaroslav Hunka but I am very proud to say he is from North Bay and from my riding of Nipissing-Timiskaming. He is a Ukrainian hero, a Canadian hero, and we thank him for all his service'
Anthony Rota, Nipissing-Timiskaming's MP and the Speaker of the House is under fire after he praised a 98-year-old Ukrainian veteran who reports say fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War.
During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to Ottawa on Friday, MPs including Prime Minister Trudeau and Rota, honoured 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka in the House of Commons.
Several Jewish advocacy organizations are condemning members of Parliament for giving a standing ovation to a man who fought for the Nazis.
Hunka was invited by Speaker Anthony Rota, who introduced him as a war hero who fought for the First Ukrainian Division.
However, that Ukrainian division was also known as the Waffen-SS Galicia Division, a voluntary unit that was under the command of the Nazis.
"We have in the chamber today Ukrainian war veteran from the Second World War who fought for Ukrainian independence against the Russians and continues to support the troops today even at his age of 98," Rota read on Friday to a wave of applause.
His name is Yaroslav Hunka but I am very proud to say he is from North Bay and from my riding of Nipissing-Timiskaming. He is a Ukrainian hero, a Canadian hero, and we thank him for all his service," Rota continued.
Advocacy group Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center issued a statement today saying it's deeply disturbed that Hunka was invited and says an apology is owed to every Holocaust survivor.
They and other groups are also calling for an explanation for why the invite was extended in the first place.
BayToday reached out to Anthony Rota's office and he is not expected to comment on the issue today.
what's the FTX Katie Hobbs connection source
Canadian Immigration officials did not sufficiently probe the 2,000 SS "refugees".
They had committed themselves to German victory, the New European Order, and to Adolf Hitler personally.