Nazi monument in Ontario removed [Video]

A monument commemorating a Nazi-led military unit of Ukrainian soldiers has been removed from an Ontario cemetery after years of controversy surrounding the site.

The monument, located in St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Cemetery in Oakville, paid tribute to the First Ukrainian Division, a Nazi unit predominantly comprised of Ukrainians who fought in the Second World War.

The First Ukrainian Division – also referred to as the Waffen-SS Galicia Division and the SS 14th Waffen Division – dominated headlines six months ago after Yaroslav Hunka, a veteran who served in the unit, was invited to the Canadian House of Commons, where he received a standing ovation.

Liberal MP Anthony Rota ultimately resigned as speaker amid criticism over the decision to invite Hunka.

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“It’s a memorial to soldiers who served for the Nazis in the Second World War, one of the greatest atrocities of the Jewish people, and it does …