Politics Thread

[notyoueither]

You make it sound like they knew he was a Nazi. They didn't and have apologized for it.
It was a mistake, not an endorsement. But feel free to blame the whole country for somebodies stupidity.

The real blame is largely being ignored, unless it is credible that no one in Foreign Affairs or the Prime Ministers Office bothered to look at the list of attendees for a joint session of Parliament to host one of the most significant heads of govt in the world...

Hint, nothing political happens in Ottawa without attracting the attention of some pointy heads in the PMO. <- period

[notyoueither]

Christia Freeland is a big shot in the Canadian govt. Her family has quite a history with the Nazis. She was asked if Canada would (re)open an investigation into Nazis escaping to Canada with the govts help. Apparently Canada took in a couple thousand or more Nazis making them citizens while Jews were kept in barbed wire camps. Her word salad response would give Kamala a run for the money. Anyway, it seems the Canadian parliament has stricken the ovation from the official record.

The Nazis in question (the SS Galicia division) surrendered to the British in 1945 and were taken to the UK. Around 1950 some of them were allowed to immigrate to Canada. If any of that happened while "Jews were kept in barbed wire camps" that would be news indeed.

Parliament declined an invitation from the Liberals to strike the record.

Corrections aside, definitely not our finest hour.

[Ming]

You make it sound like they knew he was a Nazi. They didn't and have apologized for it.
It was a mistake, not an endorsement. But feel free to blame the whole country for somebodies stupidity.

[Berzerker]

The 14th Waffen SS Galician division, that was our Nazi hero's outfit... While they did some fighting they were mostly in charge of security/policing and killing Jews and Poles

I can see our 98 year old WWII veteran as an 18 year old boy running around raping and butchering Jewish girls... give the man a round of applause, Oh Canada

[Berzerker]

Trump sent Buffalo Hat to take over the govt

[Berzerker]

so as it turns out the 98 year old WWII veteran given a standing ovation by the Canadian govt belonged to a Ukrainian Waffen SS unit that killed Jews and he was celebrated by Canadians on Yom Kippur

The Poles and Israelis may want to meet him to relive his exploits

I did not know Canada was a haven for Nazis escaping Germany and how its home to their not-so-ashamed descendants

[Ming]

And the Repubs want to expel him, but they had no problem with Trump leading an insurrection

[Berzerker]

"Rep. Jamaal Bowman was caught pulling a fire alarm in the Cannon House Building moments before the House was scheduled to vote on a funding bill to avert a government shutdown. Bowman’s team has claimed the move was an accident, but didn’t immediately clarify how it happened or what Bowman was trying to do."

Rutro

This guy was asked about the Donbas and didn't know what it was... At least when Gary Johnson asked 'whats Aleppo?' he wasn't arming terrorists to destroy it

[Jon Miller]

That is assuming that it was on purpose.

JM

[Jon Miller]

If the democratic representative actually pulled the fire alarm to try to disrupt the bill, then he needs to resign or be expelled.

JM

[N35t0r]

Or the French, Czechs, British, US, Canadians...

[Broken_Erika]

Canadian politics follows the rule of politics everywhere, S*** floats.

[Berzerker]

Christia Freeland is a big shot in the Canadian govt. Her family has quite a history with the Nazis. She was asked if Canada would (re)open an investigation into Nazis escaping to Canada with the govts help. Apparently Canada took in a couple thousand or more Nazis making them citizens while Jews were kept in barbed wire camps. Her word salad response would give Kamala a run for the money. Anyway, it seems the Canadian parliament has stricken the ovation from the official record.

[Broken_Erika]

Meanwhile, the further the Conservatives drift rightward, the less chance they have of getting elected 'cause most Canadian voters are undecided and don't like parties that stray too far from the center.

[Broken_Erika]

He has a deal with the NDP to support his party in return for enacting NDP policies, like universal dental coverage.