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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, Canada 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 invited Yaroslav Hunka to Parliament so he could take in an appearance by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Today in The Conversation Canada, David Roger Marples, a professor of Russian and East European History at the University of Alberta, takes a deeper dive into the scandal. He writes that the Second World War was complex in eastern Europe, with some Ukrainians joining the Germans to ward off Soviet advances. That was particularly true in the aftermath of the Holodomor, in which millions of Ukrainians were deliberately starved by the Soviets in the early 1930s.
He writes: “The scandal illustrates a lack of knowledge among Canada’s political leaders about the eastern front during the Second World War. It also shows the close ties between the conflict and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.”
Also today:
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Yaroslav Hunka, right, waits for the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the House of Commons on Sept. 22, 2023.
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David Roger Marples, University of Alberta
Russia seeks evidence in western countries that justifies its anti-Ukraine propaganda, and Canadian Parliament has provided it with much-needed ammunition for a tired and erroneous argument.
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1920s Dada artist Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven was known as ‘the Living Dada.’
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Irene Gammel, Toronto Metropolitan University
Digital archives can have an important part in creating more inclusive art histories, but paying attention to ethical research practices when sharing and circulating resources is critical.
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Retirement homes might seem like less of a lifestyle choice and more like relocation imposed upon older adults by fragmented and under-resourced primary and community care services.
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George A Heckman, University of Waterloo; Andrew Costa, McMaster University
Publicly funded primary and home care should be accessible to all older adults, regardless of where they live.
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Family vlogs can be a double-edged sword that provide families with income, but also lead to exploitation.
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Rebecca Hall, Queen's University, Ontario; Christina Pilgrim, Queen's University, Ontario
Vlogging has emerged as a new source of intimate entertainment, and for creators, potential income. However, they also raise serious questions about exploitation and the privacy rights of children.
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Le premier ministre canadien Justin Trudeau et son homologue indien Narendra Modi, alors qu'ils participent à une cérémonie sur le site de crémation du Mahatma Gandhi, lors du sommet du G20 à New Delhi, le 10 septembre 2023.
La Presse canadienne/Sean Kilpatrick
Mathieu Boisvert, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Les relations entre l’Inde et le Canada sont teintées par la présence dans ce pays d’importantes communautés sikhes et hindoues, qui y transposent leurs aspirations, tensions et frustrations.
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Les notaires pourraient bientôt avoir un rôle à jouer dans les demandes anticipées d'aide médicale à mourir anticipée. Mais sont-ils prêts?
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Ariane Plaisance, Université du Québec à Rimouski (UQAR); Christine Morin, Université Laval; Louise Bernier, Université de Sherbrooke ; Sammy-Ann Lalonde, Université de Sherbrooke
Une formation avec des professionnels de la santé pourrait permettre aux notaires de prodiguer des conseils éclairés à leurs clients et d’être plus à l’aise dans la planification anticipée de l’AMM.
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Arts
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Christina Wilkins, University of Birmingham
Within a romcom there has to be miscommunication – and lots of it.
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Environment + Energy
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Cristiano d'Orsi, University of Johannesburg
Without refugee status people aren’t able to receive valuable support, like the right to live and work in a country.
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Politics
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Whitley R.P. Kaufman, UMass Lowell
Only 50 years ago, originalism was considered a fringe movement, hardly taken seriously. Now its adherents dominate the Supreme Court.
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