Canada's House speaker apologises for praising Ukrainian Nazi veteran
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The speaker of Canada's House of Commons, Anthony Rota, has apologised for praising a Ukrainian man who served in a Nazi unit during World War Two.
Yaroslav Hunka, 98, was sitting in the gallery and got a standing ovation in parliament after Mr Rota said he was a "hero" during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Canadian Jewish group CIJA said it was "deeply troubled" that a veteran of a Nazi division that participated in the genocide of Jews had been celebrated.
It said this should never happen again.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was with Mr Zelensky in parliament at the time.
Thousands of Ukrainians fought on the German side during the war, but millions more served in the Soviet Red Army.
In a statement, Mr Rota said that on 22 September "in my remarks following the address of the president of Ukraine, I recognised an individual in the gallery.
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