Canada was ashamed to have saluted a Ukrainian who fought for Hitler. But that salute didn’t come from nowhere
The fact that some Ukrainians collaborated with Nazis is no secret, but it's been whitewashed and even celebrated in Canada
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Opinion Our government unwittingly applauded a man who fought for the Nazis. We must take steps to ensure it never happens again
Canada has never fully accepted that Nazi fighters immigrated to our country and live quietly among us
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Fast Forward Canadian university to return donation from family of man who served in Nazi unit
Yaroslav Hunka’s sons created a fund in their parents’ honor in 2019 for research related to leaders of Ukrainian Catholic Church
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News Canada’s House Speaker resigns over celebration of 98-year-old who fought in Nazi unit
Polish minister takes steps to extradite the man as Forward article on his past continues to reverberate
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Fast Forward Trudeau apologizes for ovation to 98-year-old Ukrainian who fought in Nazi unit
Prime minister calls the incident “deeply embarrassing” to “all Canadians.” Lawmaker who organized it faces calls for ouster.
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Fast Forward Zelenskyy joins Canadian Parliament’s ovation to 98-year-old veteran who fought with Nazis
The man was part of SS Galichina, a unit whose history has been whitewashed by veterans groups in the West
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