Anthony Rota's resignation comes after his public apology for the incident, acknowledging the pain it caused to various communities, including the Jewish community in Canada and Holocaust survivors worldwide.
Rota had been facing growing pressure to step down after the incident on Friday. / Photo: Reuters
"It is with a heavy heart that I rise to inform members of my resignation as Speaker of the House of Commons," Anthony Rota told lawmakers from the parliamentary floor on Tuesday, expressing his"profound regret for my error."
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