Tag: Anthony Rota

• Wednesday, October 4th 2023 - 10:27 UTC

  Canada picks first black House of Commons Speaker

  

  Following last week's resignation of Anthony Rota after inviting and honoring the 98-year-old Nazi war veteran Yaroslav Hunka who had fought for the Waffen-SS Galicia Division, or the SS 14th Waffen Division, the Quebec Liberal lawmaker Greg Fergus has been appointed as the new Speaker of Canada's House of Commons.

• Wednesday, September 27th 2023 - 09:17 UTC

  Canada's House of Commons Speaker steps down after honoring Nazi soldier

  

  Anthony Rota Tuesday turned in his resignation as Speaker of Canada's House of Commons following the recognition as a hero of a former Ukrainian member of Germany's Nazi SS Waffen. He said he would leave his position at the end of Wednesday’s session.