The ex-Nazi, Peter Savaryn, served as Chancellor of the University of Alberta and President of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta in the 1980s. He died in 2017.
Canada is again in hot water after a Waffen SS member received accolades from Rideau Hall several decades ago.
Governor General Mary May Simon apologized profusely for granting Peter Savaryn the Order of Canada in 1987.
Despite serving the same Nazi unit as Yaroslav Hunka — who received praise for fighting the Russians in WWII — Rideau Hall released a statement that it regretted handing Savaryn the award.
“It is with deep regret that we acknowledge that Mr. Peter Savaryn was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1987, and we express our sincere apology to Canadians for any distress or pain his appointment may have caused,” reads the statement.
The ex-Nazi served as Chancellor of the University of Alberta and President of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta in the 1980s. (more...)
Rideau Hall awarded Order of Canada to Waffen SS member in 1987: reports
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