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Speaker's Nazi veteran invite 'profoundly embarrassing' Trudeau says, as Rota faces calls to resign (www.ctvnews.ca)
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Tensions flared in the House of Commons on Monday over opposition calls for House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota to resign after apologizing to the House of Commons for inviting, recognizing and leading the chamber in a standing ovation for a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Does the fact that he was in the SS just makes him a bad guy regardless of his actions?

Yes. Are you a nazi apologist or extremely ignorant?

It reminds me of Pope Benedict being a member of the Hitler youth.

Likening the SS to the Hitler Youth is fucking ridiculous. So again, nazi apologist or extremely ignorant?

Edit: spelling