Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has returned to the neoliberal government’s favorite playbook, calling out “Russian disinformation” as Canada faces an international scandal over its invitation to a 98-year-old Ukrainian soldier who fought in the war. warned of the dangers of World War II Nazi Germany attended a reception for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Canadian Parliament last week.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to refuse to admit guilt or involvement in the incident, in which he and President Zelenskiy gave former Waffen-SS soldier Jaroslav Hunka a standing ovation, telling reporters in Otwa on Monday: “It’s very upsetting that something like this happened,” he said, adding it was “a huge embarrassment for the Parliament of Canada and, by extension, for all Canadians.”
But rather than taking responsibility, the Liberal premier warned that Russia could exploit the scandal, saying: ”
Prime Minister Trudeau reacts to Nazi SS soldiers being honored in Parliament. He said the speaker’s apology was “deeply embarrassing” for all Canadians.
He said it was important to push back against Russian “propaganda.”https://t.co/h4CHI8HjLB pic.twitter.com/kH9TLHpTQn
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This comment was likely a reference to the Kremlin’s stated purpose of invading Ukraine to “denazify” it, in particular the neo-Nazi-aligned Azov Battalion, but Western establishment media have said that the so-called “denazification” This has often been overlooked in an obvious attempt to downplay the issue. Russian propaganda.
Exploiting the specter of Russian disinformation is not a new strategy for the Trudeau government, and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has tried to capitalize on it before. same excuse When questions began to arise about her grandfather.
TORONTO, ON – SEPTEMBER 22: Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks during a rally with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Fort York on September 22, 2023 in Toronto, Canada. . (Photo by Katherine KY Chen/Getty Images)
Despite Freeland’s office denying and claiming Russian disinformation, it was later confirmed that Freeland’s grandfather, Michael Chomiak, was a Nazi propagandist for a Ukrainian daily. Krakivuki Visti (Krakow News).That was later too revealed Freeland said she knew as early as 1996 that her grandfather had collaborated with Nazi Germany.
This will be a surprising turn of events, as some have pointed out. include Glenn Greenwald, a veteran journalist and free speech advocate, said that under Canada’s strict censorship system, members of the Canadian Parliament, along with Trudeau and Zelenskiy, were also in violation for giving a standing ovation to a Nazi soldier. He said that there is a possibility of falling. law It opposes “promoting hatred” and “promoting anti-Semitism”, both of which carry a maximum penalty of two years in prison.
What more could Eternal War junkies make a fool of themselves than this? https://t.co/igrGcMNMI3
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Others have noted Trudeau’s past role in spreading disinformation, particularly his comments on the truckers’ “Freedom Convoy” against the coronavirus lockdown regime. Last year, the Liberal premier accused Conservative Jewish MP Melissa Lanzmann of being in cahoots with .people waving swastikas” As independent journalist Matt Taibbi pointed out, even the left-wing Snopes fact-checkers Admitted Such signs on the motorcade were intended as “a way to mock and protest government regulations,” it said.
House Speaker Anthony Rota, who hailed Hunka as a “hero” for both Canada and Ukraine, claimed responsibility for inviting Waffen-SS soldiers into parliament during Zelenskiy’s visit, but Conservative opposition leader Pierre Poilievre He called Trudeau’s comments “heroic.” Because the government is “responsible for arranging and vetting all guests and planning state visits of this kind,” it must “apologize personally and avoid shifting the blame to others as usual.” ”.
The Canadian government has also faced demands for an apology from Jewish groups and the country’s ambassador to Poland, Witold Dzerski. Said Warsaw “will never agree to whitewashing such villains,” it said, noting that the Nazi division to which Hunka belonged was “responsible for the murder of thousands of Poles.” [and] Jew”.
There’s a video. Will that suffice? https://t.co/Kzzu5jmtM2 pic.twitter.com/5SafXTa28a
— Andy Lee – Rebel Special Rapporteur (@RealAndyLeeShow) September 25, 2023
The 14th Waffen-SS Grenadier Division, also known as the Galician Division, was made up primarily of Ukrainian volunteers who joined the Nazis to fight against the Soviet Union, which was allied with the Western Allies during World War II. . Although the Waffen-SS was indicted for war crimes at the Nuremberg trials, the 14th Division was not specifically indicted. However, the Ukrainian Nazi division has been accused of numerous atrocities, including genocide. Huta Pieniazka, a Polish village that served as a refuge for hundreds of Jews.
Hunka’s division was also personally addressed by SS chief Heinrich Himmler, who is said to have told his troops in 1944: In many cases, Galicia’s good reputation, the Jews, was tarnished.
“I know that if I ordered you to purge the Poles, I would be giving you permission to do whatever you wanted to do anyway.”
The Liberal Party is trying to erase any parliament that glorifies the Nazis from the official record of the House of Commons.
Conservatives opposed the motion, saying, “Those who don’t remember history are doomed to repeat it.”https://t.co/Vhj0vAGxHm pic.twitter.com/nBsrKfukgD
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In true Orwellian fashion, the ruling Liberal Party tried to erase the Hunca invitation incident from the parliamentary record and remove it from all multimedia records.
The attempt was blockedHowever, Conservative MP Marty Morantz and saying: “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. What happened on Friday was a disgrace and an embarrassment to this chamber. It is something Holocaust survivors know all too well, and we must never forget.” It was an ugly reminder of what not to do.”
House Speaker Anthony Rota was criticized for inviting Nazi soldiers calls for resignation But the main opposition Conservative Party has not yet supported the call, despite opposition from the left-wing New Democratic Party (NDP) and the left-wing separatist Bloc Québécois party. Prime Minister Trudeau insists he should take responsibility for the scandal.
Speaker admits ignorance after leading Zelensky and Trudeau in memorial for Nazi SS soldiers https://t.co/OqVELqpdZa
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) September 25, 2023
