Parliamentary UpdatesFriends,
During my visit to Ukraine earlier this week, I had the honour of meeting with His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, and attending the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Resurrection in Kyiv. As many of you know, Patriarch Shevchuk visited Canada last year, on occasion of the 100th anniversary
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Canada Troubled by Ousting of Tymoshenko Lawyer from Parliament
March 7, 2013 - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement:
“Canada is deeply troubled by the decision of the high administrative court of Ukraine to strip Serhiy Vlasenko of his seat in
Ottawa, January 6, 2013 — Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued the following statement today on the celebration of Christmas by Orthodox Christians and Eastern Catholics:
“Laureen and I would like to wish Orthodox Christians and Eastern Catholics in Canada and around the world a peaceful and joyous Christmas.
“Christmas is a time of peace and unity, and a
Ottawa, January 6, 2013 — The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement to mark the celebration of Christmas by Christians observing the Julian calendar:
“As Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, I offer my very best wishes to Christians of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches who
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November 23rd, 2012
79th ANNIVERSARY OF UKRAINIAN FAMINE & GENOCIDE
Saturday, November 24th, is International Holodomor Memorial Day, a day upon which the civilized world pauses to remember one of the most horrific atrocities of the 20th century.
In the winter of 1932-33, the ruthless regime of Joseph Stalin used the power of the Soviet state to contrive a totally
Robert Sopuck, MP
Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette
News Release
NOVEMBER 22, 2012, OTTAWA, ONTARIO – The memory and experiences of survivors of the Holodomor –the Ukrainian Genocide in 1932 and 1933 – were commemorated on Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Parliamentary evening ceremony dedicated to honouring those who both perished and survived the man-made tragedy.
Robert Sopuck, Member of Parliament of Dauphin-Swan River
Ottawa, ON – In recognition of the 79th anniversary of the Holodomor genocide in Ukraine, James Bezan, Member of Parliament for Selkirk-Interlake, spoke at a number of events during Holodomor Awareness Week