‘Unforgivable error’: two parties call for House Speaker to resign for honouring man who fought with Nazi unit in Second World War

The NDP and Bloc Québécois have called for Anthony Rota to resign, while the Conservative Party has blamed the Prime Minister's office for the incident.

House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota enters the House with the Speaker’s Parade on Sept. 25. Rota apologized for honouring a constituent who fought in a Nazi Waffen-SS unit during the Second World War.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

September 25, 2023

The NDP and Bloc Québécois are demanding that House Speaker Anthony Rota resign after honouring a man last week in the House who fought during the Second World War in a Nazi Waffen-SS unit.

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