INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
division that participated in the genocide of Jews had been celebrated.It said this should never happen again.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
fought on the German side during the war, but millions more served in the Soviet Red Army.In a statement, Mr Rota said that on 22 September
the Ukraine delegation, was aware of my intention or of my remarks before I delivered them
particularly want to extend my deepest apologies to Jewish communities in Canada and around the world
leader Pierre Poilievre said Prime Minister Trudeau was also responsible for the incident, calling for him to apologise.But the office of Mr
faced calls from fellow parliamentarians to resign, while others criticised Mr Trudeau for not being involved in the decision to invite Mr
generation that does not know who fought whom or what happened during the Second World War
Division, also known as the Galicia Division - a voluntary unit made up mostly of ethnic Ukrainians under Nazi command.Division members are
accused of killing Polish and Jewish civilians, although the unit has not been found guilty of any war crimes by a tribunal.The unit was
renamed the First Ukrainian Division before surrendering to the Western Allies in 1945.Dominique Arel, chair of Ukrainian studies at the
University of Ottawa, told CBC News that the division Mr Hunka was part of had attracted thousands of Ukrainian volunteers, many joining
with hopes they could achieve Ukrainian independence.Source: BBC-Agencies
