‘None of Us Understood’ Hunka’s Nazi Background, Says Freeland

Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland addresses a crowd at the Empire Club of Canada in Toronto, on June 16, 2022. The Canadian Press/Cole Burston

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says nobody in Parliament knew that Yaroslav Hunka, who was celebrated in the House of Commons, formerly fought for the Nazi SS.

“Obviously, none of us understood, none of us recognized what was happening. And that compounds the very grave error,” Ms. Freeland told reporters on Oct. 5.