Morning Update: House Speaker pressed to resign after veteran of Nazi unit honoured


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Good morning, House Speaker Anthony Rota faced calls from opposition parties to resign yesterday after his decision to honour a Ukrainian man who served in a Nazi unit in the Second World War during a visit from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Rota apologized to the House of Commons for his error in judgment, but the NDP and Bloc Québécois say trust has been broken with the House and they no longer have confidence in the Speaker. The Conservatives instead blamed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, saying the government was ultimately responsible for vetting visitors to the Commons. Rota invited 98-year-old Yaroslav...