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Canada apologizes for honoring another veteran from unit that fought with Nazis (forward.com)

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The representative of King Charles III in Canada expressed ‘deep regret’ for giving elite awards to Peter Savaryn, the former chancellor of the University of Alberta who served with SS Galichina during World War II.

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[-] Radicalized@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Both this guy and the Nazi in parliament were from the same SS division. The government of Canada imported the whole division after WW2 to scab when a nickel mine went on strike.

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