Mr. Roszak, thank you for being with us today.
Like you, this is my first time speaking at the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. I think the work we're doing today is important. It's important to examine this incident, which should never have happened. Thank you for sharing the perspective of the Polish community and the Canadian Polish Congress.
In my opinion, the incident that occurred in the Speaker's gallery in September 2023 definitely shows a fundamental lack of understanding of historical facts. It also shows that we need to shine a light on these episodes in our history to increase awareness.
You were absolutely right about how we can take a clear-eyed view of past events while being very aware that they have no impact on Canada and the Polish community's support for Ukraine, which is fighting the Russian invasion. It's important to keep things in perspective, and you did a great job of explaining that.
I'd like to pick up on what Mr. Kmiec was saying earlier. We're taking steps toward reconciliation with the Ukrainian and Polish communities, among others, who were hurt by this incident. In Canada, there is controversy over a number of monuments honouring members of the Waffen-SS division.
What is the position of the Canadian Polish Congress on these monuments?
In the interest of reconciliation, can there be dialogue with the Ukrainian community about removing these monuments?