Talk:Peter Savaryn
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LOL Looks like this page will need editing soon, Guise[edit]This is really going to be a difficult time for the CIA and its NeoNazguls. FILE PHOTO: The Order of Canada © MCpl Anis Assari, Rideau Hall / www.gg.ca Canadian Governor General Mary Simon has reportedly apologized and expressed “regret” that her office awarded the second-highest merit in the country in 1987 to a Ukrainian-Canadian who formerly served in a Nazi unit. The statement was reported on Tuesday by Forward, a Jewish news outlet that previously helped expose the dark past of Yaroslav Hunka. The Ukrainian-Canadian Waffen-SS veteran received a standing ovation at the Canadian parliament last month, sparking international outrage. Peter Savaryn, whose decoration more than three decades ago has now been deemed inappropriate, served in the same 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS as Hunka. Savaryn was already mentioned in connection in the Hunka scandal due to his tenure as the 12th chancellor of the University of Alberta from 1982 to 1986. Last month, the university announced it was shutting down an endowment named after Hunka. The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC), a Jewish advocacy group, urged the university to acknowledge Savaryn’s past as well.
Only living individuals can be members of the Order of Canada. Savaryn, who passed away in 2017, no longer has the honor, and it cannot be revoked retroactively under the order’s constitution, the statement quoted by Forward said. “The Chancellery is committed to working with Canadians to ensure our honors system is reflective of Canadian values,” it added. The Canadian governor general is the British monarch’s personal representative in the country, although the Canadian prime minister provides advice on who should serve in the largely ceremonial role. Simon was given the job in 2021, becoming the first Canadian indigenous person to hold the position. The Hunka scandal prompted Canadian parliament speaker Anthony Rota to resign, after he took full responsibility for inviting the 98-year-old to the chamber. Amid the international outcry Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed that Russia was “politicizing” the controversy to undermine Ukraine’s reputation. READ MORE: Zelensky names battalion after 1930s fascist sympathizer Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, who joined Canadian officials in applauding Hunka, has not publicly commented on the situation. Ukrainian Nazi collaborators are often treated as national heroes in modern Ukraine on the grounds that they fought against the Soviet Union for an independent Ukrainian state. 2600:1700:B5D0:2E90:F138:170B:9FF0:9D5E (talk) 13:13, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
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[edit]Preserving here by providing this link; my rationale was "edits to remove inappropriate synthesis, material not supported by sources, and/or original research". Can explain in more detail if needed. --K.e.coffman (talk)` K.e.coffman (talk) 16:57, 20 June 2025 (UTC)
Legacy
[edit]I moved personal criticisms associated with the man to a "legacy" section, and I would suggest we keep things organized and keep discussion about his legacy out of the main section. Also refrain from editorializing the content. Remain objective. Only cite opinions when they are from notable people, found in reliable published sources, and relevant to the man's legacy. Lets remain professional and objective about this, and remember What_Wikipedia_is_not
Thanks Squee22 (talk) 01:50, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
Added some additional stories and context to "Legacy". Squee22 (talk) 00:02, 5 April 2026 (UTC)
Added date and location of birth. I got this from the Ukrainian version of the Article. I do not have a source. If someone has one, could you please include it. Thanks Squee22 (talk) 00:12, 5 April 2026 (UTC)
Early Life, and Life in Canada
[edit]Added "Early Life" and "Life in Canada" sections, as he was a teenager during his military service I think it belongs in it's own category. Squee22 (talk) 00:02, 5 April 2026 (UTC)
- "During his war service he was tasked with covering the retreat of German soldiers during the westward expansion of the Soviet Union into Occupied Ukrainian Territory"
- Expansion? Apart from the western regions of Ukraine, most of Ukraine was Soviet territory before WW2, so I would hardly call that an "expansion". Especially considering that this territory was being recovered from Nazi Germany (who Savaryn was fighting for), whose entire war effort was about expansion. This seems very POV, which I thought was a no-no on Wikipedia. ~2026-26646-07 (talk) 17:28, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
- Well the Soviet Union was an expansionist empire which murdered millions of Ukrainians less than a decade before this. That is not a matter of opinion, but a matter of fact. You are right though that the word expansion might imply to some less knowledgeable of the history, that Ukraine was not part of the Soviet Union before WWII and that would be incorrect. I changed the word "expansion", to "advances".
- Also worth mentioning "apart from western regions of Ukraine"... the regions the USSR expanded into, you mean? The USSR did not stop at their former borders. They acquired considerable amounts of land due to world war two, and refused to return it. Remember Mr. Savaryn was born in the Polish Republic which is now part of Ukraine... He was from those western regions you mention. As such he most certainly was trying to prevent a western expansion of the Soviet Union into his homeland. As such "expansion" is objectively correct... but I changed it anyways cause I don't care to die on this hill. Cheers :)
- Squee22 (talk) 19:56, 22 May 2026 (UTC)