NDP MPs criticized for ‘terrible’ social media comments on Ukraine-Russia crisis
Three sitting New Democrat MPs are being criticized for posting “terrible” comments about the escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia on social media, some of which questioned Canada’s support for Ukraine in the face of Moscow’s aggression.
Winnipeg Centre MP Leah Gazan has since apologized for sharing an article on Twitter over the weekend criticizing Canada’s “hawkish” stance on the crisis while accusing the federal government of supporting “an anti-Semitic, neo-nazi (sic) & fascist militia.” “As a descendent of a holocaust (sic) survivor,” Gazan wrote, such support was “horrifying” to her.
Gazan said in a later statement that she was referring to far-right militias and members of the Ukrainian military that have fought Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine since 2014, when Moscow annexed Crimea. “I did not equate the situation in Ukraine to the Holocaust and I do not believe that the vast majority of Ukrainian people or its democratically elected leaders share the beliefs espoused by far-right militias,” Gazan said. “I sincerely regret that my tweet did not include this important context and may have resulted in harm.” Read more: Ukraine-Russia crisis is ongoing.
How did we get here, and what’s happening? Orest Zakydalsky, senior policy advisor for the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, told Global News Tuesday that Gazan’s comments were “ignorant, inaccurate and hurtful.” “The UCC has called on NDP leader Jagmeet Singh to disavow these comments,” he said in a statement.
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