This Tuesday 3, the Canada elected Greg FergusOh first black president throughout the history of your Parliament. It will replace Antoine Rotawho resigned from his position after accidentally honoring a Nazi World War II veteran.

Oh President [do Parlamento], to use the old hockey analogy, is nothing more than a referee. And if there’s one thing I know, it’s that no one pays to go see the referee. They’re going to see the stars – you,” he said. Fergus during his first speech in the House.

As Folha de S. Paulo reports, whoever occupies the position is responsible for a possible Minerva vote, in addition to representing the legislative body and maintaining balance and order in the House in the midst of debates.

Without a mutual understanding of respect, it will not be possible to understand the arguments so that your opinions are heard. Unless we all agree to extend that sense of respect and decorum to each other,” he said. Fergus in his opening speech.

Following this declaration, the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeaucommented on pioneering spirit of the new president of Parliament, saying what happened should “inspire all Canadians, especially younger generations who want to get involved in politics.”

The incident

On September 26, the then Speaker of the House, Anthony Itineraryresigned after receiving a series of criticism for praising Yaroslav Hunka98 years old, as a “war hero” during the term of the Ukrainian president, Vladimir Zelenskyin the country on the 22nd. At the time, the entire Canadian Parliament applauded the presence of the veteran.

The former Ukrainian soldier, born in Poland, was part of the 14th Grenadier Division of the Waffen-SS, the Nazi military organization. This arm, of which Hunka was one of them, with 15,000 men who served on the Soviet front. It is important to remember that the Waffen-SS was found guilty of war crimes by the Nuremberg tribunal, after being accused of abuses and executions.