The Governor General's office has expressed its “deep regret” over having granted one of Canada's highest civilian honours, decades ago, to a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War.
Peter Savaryn, a former chancellor of the University of Alberta and leader of the World Congress of Free Ukrainians, was named a member of the Order of Canada in June 1987.
Last week, Liberal MP Anthony Rota resigned as Speaker of the House of Commons over his decision to invite Yaroslav Hunka, 98, another fighter from the same unit, to attend the Sept. 22 speech by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Rota described Hunka as a hero in his introduction. That policy means that an appointment to the Order of Canada is terminated once the recipient has died. Since Savaryn died in 2017, his membership is already terminated, so it cannot be revoked.said Savaryn was also awarded the Golden Jubilee medal in 2002 and the Diamond Jubilee medal in 2012, both of which were automatically awarded to all members of the Order of Canada.
David Matas, senior counsel to B'nai Brith Canada, said the current scandal is the price of “inaction and ignorance.” He said under current immigration laws, known members of the Galicia Division would not be admitted into Canada because the SS was declared a criminal organization by the Nuremburg Tribunal. But because they were known to be members when they arrived, they couldn't be deported for lying about their origins.
“We need the full record in order to react systematically to the situation with which we are now faced.”
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