• Albbi@lemmy.ca
      155·
      8 days ago

      They thought they were applauding a Ukrainian WW2 war veteran. He was that, but fought for the Nazis. They didn’t know that. Many apologies were given out (as is tradition) and the person who invited the Nazi resigned.

      • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml
        17·
        8 days ago

        Their competence and knowledge being shit is not the gotcha you think it is. Also at least some of them including PM met with Hunka before.

        • Albbi@lemmy.ca
          71·
          8 days ago

          It seems like there are two things that could account for the situation.

          One is that the government knowingly invited a Nazi to be celebrated in front of the Jewish president of Ukraine to mock and embarrass him.

          The other is that Hunka never told people he was a Nazi and just said he fought for Ukraine. He seems to have been active in the community and even had an endowment fund set up at the University of Alberta, so maybe he was riding a wave of assumptions for a while.

          I guess we could look at how Canada has acted toward Ukraine. That should tell us which of these is more likely.

          Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Canada has committed nearly $22 billion in multi-faceted assistance for Ukraine, including over $12.4 billion in direct financial support – the largest per capita financial contribution among G7 countries. source

          • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml
            31·
            7 days ago

            Both are absurd nonsenses. First completely ignore that Ukraine does in fact celebrate SS Galizien division which Hunka was member. Second means Canadian Parliament and all its memebers have zero knowledge gathering ability, and as such is at best completely useless intitution.

            They knowingly invited known nazi to celebrate him, read something that Canadian-Ukrainian professor Ivan Katchanovski wrote on the topic of neonazism in Ukraine and Canada and their ties.

          • AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.mlEnglish
            42·
            7 days ago

            I’m puzzled at your assumption that the Jewish president of Ukraine would be uncomfortable around open nazis

      • BrainInABox@lemmy.mlEnglish
        11·
        8 days ago

        Lol. The idea that they hadn’t thought to do even the most cursary verification of the guy they were bringing in to give a standing ovation to because he “fought Russia in World War 2” is so absurd that I can’t believe anyone takes it seriously. They knew who he was.

      • Albbi@lemmy.ca
        105·
        8 days ago

        You’re mistaken. It was just a statement against political violence that got a standing ovation. Shocking that politicians would applaud that notion. There was no voting on anything here.

        • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.caEnglish
          4·
          7 days ago

          eh, it wasn’t just a statement against political violence. it also made some minor tribute to Charlie, and asked for sympathy for erikkka and his kids

          not much, but more than just a statement on political violence (all of which I agreed with)

          she could have left Kirk out of it. it would have been a stronger message. instead, it just comes across as gross

  • Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
    14·
    8 days ago

    Wow, even the Brits weren’t nutty enough to do that, and that’s saying something. Guess that 51st state is happening after all. Good luck out there.