*[Enwl-eng] Canada's 'war hero' scandal: lessons about myth-making and war

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                   Global Edition | 28 September 2023 
                 
           
                   
                    
                 
           
           
                  Canada isn’t often the subject of global headlines. But just a week after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was making international news after accusing India of ordering a hit on a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil, the country was in the global spotlight again — this time when it was revealed that an elderly man who earned two standing ovations in the House of Commons last week actually served in a Nazi unit during the Second World War.

                  The ensuing outrage prompted the resignation of House speaker Anthony Rota, who had invited Yaroslav Hunka to Parliament so he could take in an appearance by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. David Roger Marples, a professor of Russian and East European History, takes a deeper dive into the scandal.

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                  Canada’s House speaker quits: What the Hunka scandal reveals about Second World War complexities 
                  David Roger Marples, University of Alberta 

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                  Sameer Hosany, Royal Holloway University of London 

                  The lagoon city needs to stem the flow of visitors.
                 
                       
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