UCCLA lobbies legislators in Ottawa (05/06/01)

UCCLA lobbies legislators in Ottawa

OTTAWA - A delegation from the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association briefed politicians in Ottawa on a variety of Ukrainian Canadian issues on Tuesday, April 2.

MPs Inky Mark and Jim Pankiw of the Canadian Alliance, Andrew Telegdi of the Liberals, and Peter Stoffer of the NDP were all briefed on issues ranging from Bill C-331, the acknowledgement and restitution for the internment of Ukrainians during World War I, the Genocide Museum, and the shortcomings of the denaturalization and deportation process.

The UCCLA has developed a new pamphlet about the internment operations, titled "A Time for Atonement," which was distributed to all members of Parliament and senators on April 25, and is now being circulated across Canada to teachers, the media and the interested public.

The UCCLA delegation also met with Dr. Yuri Shcherbak, ambassador of Ukraine to Canada. On behalf of the UCCLA, Marsha Skrypuch presented the ambassador with a copy of "Enough," her children's picture book set during the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933, and also a copy of "Silver Threads," her picture book set during the internment of Ukrainians in Canada in World War I.

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