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Will Canada finally release top-secret papers on suspected Nazi war criminals who moved to the country?

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 2 Oct 2023

The Canadian Parliament's recent applause of a 98-year-old former member of a Nazi-led Ukrainian Waffen SS unit has reignited calls for Canada to release top-secret files from the Deschnes Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals in Canada, which investigated the presence of Nazi war criminals in the country from 1985 to 1986.

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The consequences of Parliament’s ‘mind-boggling’ ovation for former Nazi

The CJN Daily with Ellin Bessner · 27 Sep 2023

During an official ceremony in the Canadian House of Commons, lawmakers gave two standing ovations to a 98-year-old former Ukrainian soldier who had served with a Nazi unit during World War II, causing scandal and outrage.

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Canada’s House Speaker resigns over celebration of 98-year-old who fought in Nazi unit

Lev Golinkin in Forward · 26 Sep 2023

The Speaker of Canada's House of Commons resigned following a scandal surrounding his leading a standing ovation for a 98-year-old Ukrainian immigrant who was revealed to have fought in a Nazi unit during World War II.

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Trudeau apologizes for ovation to 98-year-old Ukrainian who fought in Nazi unit

Lev Golinkin in Forward · 26 Sep 2023

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and House Speaker Anthony Rota have apologized for leading a standing ovation in Parliament to a 98-year-old Ukrainian veteran, Yaroslav Hunka, who was later revealed to have served in a Nazi military unit during World War II.

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Zelenskyy joins Canadian Parliament's ovation to 98-year-old veteran who fought with Nazis

Lev Golinkin in Forward · 24 Sep 2023

The Canadian Parliament honored 98-year-old Ukrainian immigrant Yaroslav Hunka, a veteran who fought with the SS Galichina, a unit associated with Nazi war crimes during World War II.