Prime
Minister’s Office Meeting
Prime
Minister of Canada Stephen Harper on November 28, 2007 met with representatives
from the Ukrainian Canadian Congress: Paul Grod, Alexandra Chyczij, Daria
Luciw, Bob Onyschuk Q.C. and Eugene Czolij.
The
40 minute discussion focused on three main issues presented by the UCC:
(i) Holodomor
(Famine Genocide in Ukraine 1932-33),
making the strong case for why it should be recognized by the Government of
Canada as a genocide and request that the Government of Canada, through its
diplomatic corps, rally behind Ukraine in gaining UN recognition of the Holodomor
as a genocide.
(ii)
Canada’s First World War Internment Operations,
holding the position that a community-based endowment fund is a must to reach a
settlement as it will provide efficient delivery (in both cost and expertise),
ensure sustainability of long
term education and commemorative projects
(iii)
Canada Ukraine relations asserting