Trudeau Offers Apology on Behalf of Parliament for Honouring of Nazi Unit Veteran

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologized in the House of Commons on behalf of MPs for honouring Yaroslav Hunka.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy before the president’s speech in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Sept. 22, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologized in the House of Commons on behalf of MPs for honouring a man in Parliament who fought for a Nazi unit during World War II.

“On behalf of all of us in this House, I would like to present unreserved apologies for what took place on Friday and to President Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian delegation for the position they were put in,” Mr. Trudeau said during question period on Sept. 27.