Dear Friends and Colleagues,
When the Prime Minister and entire Parliament of Canada stood to applaud and cheer a Nazi – a living, breathing veteran of the German SS in WWII – many of us were left speechless. How could this happen? Over one million Canadians – 10% of the population at the time – allied with Russia, the US and Great Britain, fought the deadly German machine in that war. Surely some members of the Canadian House of Commons today are aware of that, wouldn’t you think?
In the aftermath of that surreal episode, Aaron Maté at the Grayzone has posed a relevant question: if applauding an antique Nazi is repellant, how is it that arming, training and providing financial support to the modern-day Nazi equivalent is acceptable? Mainstream media told us for years what was going on, but did we care? Please see Aaron’s article below.
In response to the article by Andrew Korybko that we posted last week – “Jews, Poles & Russians Have United to Condemn Canada for Glorifying A Literal Nazi” – some of our readers were indifferent to the subject. Two well-known voices, one a Scot, the other American, make separate but equally eloquent cases for why we should take the matter seriously, very seriously indeed.
Please, as always, give us your thoughts on these matters. And please accept our apologies if we do not reply to each of your responses. We read all of them and we are truly thankful for the time and consideration you give the subjects we select to share with you.
The Directors
Center for Citizen Initiatives
Arming and Applauding
September 28, 2023
By Aaron Maté
Canada’s parliament has apologized for celebrating a Ukrainian veteran of a World War II-era Nazi military unit. Yet NATO’s current alliance with Ukrainian neo-Nazi units remains unscathed.
The Canadian government has apologized after giving a Ukrainian veteran of a World War II-era Nazi military unit a warm reception in parliament. Yaroslav Hunka, 98, was honored following an address by visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who joined Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the entire House of Commons in a standing ovation. Hunka, Parliamentary Speaker Anthony Rota declared, is a “Canadian hero” who “fought [for] Ukrainian independence against the Russians.”
Ottawa’s applauding lawmakers overlooked that the Russians, at that time, were Canadian allies against Hunka’s Nazi commanders. Hunker served in the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS, also known as SS Galichina, a unit of the Nazi Party’s paramilitary wing.
For your consideration:
(1432) Neil Oliver: ‘…unforgivable!’ – YouTube
Patrick Lawrence: Tampering With History – scheerpost.com