Worth note that this is an apology for honoring a Nazi years ago (a Nazi who died in 2017), and not, as I had thought when reading the headline, a second Nazi veteran that the government invited and honored right after they had got done honering the first Nazi guy.
Still worth apologizing of course, just want to clarify a key detail to those going by headline alone.
Canada’s governor general apologized Tuesday afternoon for awarding one of the country’s highest honors to a Ukrainian immigrant who served in the same Nazi unit during World War II as the 98-year-old who was honored last month in the Canadian Parliament, an incident which sparked international outrage.
I’m confused, it sounds like they addressed the most recent ceremony?
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Feste_the_Mad@lemmy.ca · 32 pts · 2y
Worth note that this is an apology for honoring a Nazi years ago (a Nazi who died in 2017), and not, as I had thought when reading the headline, a second Nazi veteran that the government invited and honored right after they had got done honering the first Nazi guy.
Still worth apologizing of course, just want to clarify a key detail to those going by headline alone.
SeanTurvey@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 2y
The article doesn't mention that the Order Of Canada was awarded by Jeanne Sauve, a conservative.
CluckN@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
I’m confused, it sounds like they addressed the most recent ceremony?
Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
Awarded in 1987 citation: https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-13284
PC government under Brian Mulroney.
GG was Jeanne Sauvé
Oderus@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
I knew Trudeau was behind it
xmunk@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
It's always the Liberals.
cypherpunks@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 2y
canada rn:
xc2215x@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Glad Canada apologized.
Albbi@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 2y
It's kinda our thing.
xmunk@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y
If you think we've been typecast... Sorry.
Adderbox76@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y
Hear me out here, guys... Have we tried not honouring nazis?