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[–] Feste_the_Mad@lemmy.ca 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The article doesn't mention that the Order Of Canada was awarded by Jeanne Sauve, a conservative.

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

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?

[–] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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 7 points 2 years ago

I knew Trudeau was behind it

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] Velonie@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago

Note: this was in 1987 that he was honoured

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

It's kinda our thing.

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

Hear me out here, guys... Have we tried not honouring nazis?