Trudeau apologizes after a Nazi veteran was praised by parliamentarians at Zelenskyy event

By News on the Net -- CBC News —— Bio and Archives September 28, 2023

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologized on behalf of Canada's Parliament after a veteran of Adolf Hitler's Nazi forces was included in an event last week honouring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

"This was a mistake that has deeply embarrassed Parliament and Canada. All of us who were in this House on Friday regret deeply having stood and clapped even though we did so unaware of the context," Trudeau said in a brief statement to reporters. ---More...