Several Ministers Say House Speaker Rota Should Step Down Over Nazi Invite

Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota rises in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Sept. 25, 2023. Rota says he is deeply sorry that he has offended many people by praising a former member of a Nazi unit as a Ukrainian war hero. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press

Several Liberal cabinet ministers have openly called for House of Commons Speaker and Liberal MP Anthony Rota to resign from his post over his parliamentary tribute to a man who previously fought for the Nazis.

“I think it’s time for him to do the honourable thing,” Government House Leader Karina Gould told reporters in Ottawa on Sept. 26 before the cabinet meeting.