House Speaker Faces Calls to Resign Over Tribute to Man Who Fought for Nazis

House Speaker Anthony Rota is facing calls to resign after his parliamentary tribute to a man who once fought for the Nazis.

Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota rises in the chamber as he delivers a statement in the House of Commons in Ottawa on July 22, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

New Democrat MP Peter Julian is calling for House Speaker Anthony Rota to resign amid controversy following the decision to honour in Parliament a former soldier who fought for the Nazis. Meanwhile, the Conservatives are questioning how the Prime Minister’s Office could have overlooked the man’s history.

“Unfortunately, I believe a sacred trust has been broken,” Mr. Julian said in the House of Commons on Sept. 25.