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Dear fellow Canadian,
A person with your family name, or one very similar to it, was imprisoned as an "enemy alien" during Canada's first national internment operations of 1914-1920. Thousands of men and some women and children were herded into Canadian concentration camps, forced to do heavy labour under difficult conditions, What little they had was often confiscated. Many lost the right to vote. Some were deported. All because of wartime hysteria and racism. A list of all known internees, Roll Call, is available in many Canadian public libraries. It's also on UCCLA's website. To ensure that no other ethnic group, religious or racial minority ever has to endure what Ukrainians and other Europeans did, we are asking the Government of Canada to recognize this historic injustice and account for what happened to the internees' confiscated wealth. If Bill C-331: The Ukrainian Canadian Restitution Act is passed by the House of Commons we would achieve these modest goals. But it will not pass without your support. Please contact your Member of Parliament and ask her or him to support Bill C-331. Show this card to other family members and friends and ask them to join in our effort. A few survivors of these internment operations are still alive. Maybe you are one of them. Perhaps someone in your family -- a parent, a grandfather, even a grandmother -- was interned, even though they had done nothing wrong. Please, let's not forget them! To find out more or to offer us your support contact: Project Roll Call Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association Suite 277, 3044 Bloor Street West Toronto, Ontario, M8X 2Y8 Telephone (Toll Free): 1 877 344 4434 Website: www.uccla.ca E-mail info@uccla.ca I. Mark, M.P. / depute DAUPHIN -- SWAN RIVER N'oublions pas Never Forget ³÷íàÿ Ïàì'ÿòü ©2002 Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association with the support of the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko. |
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