The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons resigned on Tuesday over inviting a Nazi-linked war veteran to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s speech last week, a fiasco that badly embarrassed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government.
Anthony Rota, a Liberal lawmaker who was first elected speaker in 2019, initially declined to step down over the controversy, but eventually bowed to pressure from members of parliament, including from his own Liberal Party.
The revelation about Hunka’s background sparked fury from lawmakers from all political parties, who were embarrassed at having applauded the veteran before knowing his background. The incident also cast a pall over Zelenskiy’s visit to Canada, which had otherwise been deemed a success. Trudeau’s staff have said the government had no knowledge about the invitation ahead of time and neither did the Ukrainian delegation.
“It was an embarrassment to the House and to Canadians, and I think the Speaker should listen to members of the House and step down,” she said.
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