Þë³ÿ Âîé÷èøèí
Ïaðëÿìåíòaðía ã³ðêa â Îòòaâ³ ó ñÿéâ³ ð³çíîêîëüîðîâèõ ð³çäâÿíèõ ñâ³òåë áóëa 23 ëèñòîïaäa 1999 ð. ì³ñöåì â³äçía÷åííÿ ãîëîäîìîðó 1932-1933 ðîê³â, çîðãaí³çîâaíîãî ³ää³ëîì Êîì³òåòó óêða¿íö³â Êaíaäè â Îòòaâ³ ³ Canada-Ukraine Friendship Group, ùî ïðîïa´óº äîáð³ âçaºìîâ³äíîñèíè ì³æ ïaðëÿìåíòaðèñòaìè Êaíaäè é Óêða¿íè.
 îáøèðí³é ê³ìíaò³ Commonwealth Öåíòðaëüíîãî áëüîêó ï³ä ñò³íîþ, ía äîâãèõ ñòîëaõ ïîêðèòèõ ÷îðíèìè ñêaòåðòÿìè ç ô³îëåòîâèìè ñåðâåòêaìè, áóëî ðîçêëaäåíî ïîð³çaíèé ÷îðíèé õë³á, a á³ëÿ ãëå÷èê³â ç âîäîþ ñòîÿëè ñêëÿíêè. Ía ñò³í³ õðåñò ç âèøèâaíèì ðóøíèêîì, a ía ñåðåäèí³ ñòîëa êðóãëa õë³áèía ç äâîìa òðüîõðaìåííèìè ð³çüáëåíèìè ñâ³÷íèêaìè, òaêîæ ç ÷îðíèìè ñâ³÷êaìè, òa äâa ïó÷êè ÷åðâîíîãî ìaêó.
Âåäó÷a âå÷îða ²ðåía Áåëë ïðèâ³òaëa äîñòîéíèõ ãîñòåé ³ âñ³õ ïðèñóòí³õ òa â êîðîòêîìó âñòóïíîìó ñëîâ³ íaêðåñëèëa òåìó âå÷îða óêða¿íñüêèé ãîëîäîìîð, îäía ç âåëèêèõ òðaãåä³é ÕÕ ñòîë³òòÿ, ³ òîìó ìè, ñëóõaþ÷è íaøèõ äîïîâ³äa÷³â, äèâëÿ÷èñü ía óðèâîê ô³ëüìó Æíèâa ðîçïa÷ó" òa ñïîæèâaþ÷è õë³á ç âîäîþ, ïaìÿòaéìî ïðî ì³ëüéîíè æåðòâ éîãî", ñêaçaëa âîía.
Ñåíaòîð Ðaéíåëë Aíäðåé÷óê, çañòóïíèê ãîëîâè Canada-Ukraine Friendship Group, â ³ìåí³ ãîëîâè, äåïóòaòa ïaðëÿìåíòó Âaëòa Ëañò³âêè, ïðèâ³òaëa âñ³õ ó ö³é çaë³ ³ ï³ääaëa äóìêó, ùî â³äïîâ³äaëüí³ñòþ ïaðëÿìåíòaðèñò³â º çíaòè ïðî ìèíóëå ëþäåé, ùî æèâóòü â Êaíaä³ ³ ùî Canada Ukraine Friendship Group çâåðíå ñâîþ óâaãó ía öåé horrible, horrible event" ñêaçaëa âîía.
Íaãîëîñèâøè âaæëèâ³ñòü îñíîâíî¿ ïîæèâè ëþäèíè õë³áa é âîäè ²ðåía Áåëë ïîïðîñèëa î. Êèðèëa Ìèêèòþêa, ïaðîõa óêða¿íñüêî¿ êaòîëèöüêî¿ öåðêâè ³ î. ²ãîða Êóòaøa, ïaðîõa óêða¿íñüêî¿ ïðaâîñëaâíî¿ öåðêâè, ó ïaìÿòü ì³ëüéîí³â æåðòâ, ïîñâÿòèòè ñòîëè. Ñïåö³ÿëüíî íaïèñaía ìîëèòâa óêða¿íñüêîþ, aíãë³éñüêîþ òa ôðaíöóçüêîþ ìîâaìè ïî÷èíaëañÿ òaê: Âñåìîãó÷èé, Âñåëþáëÿ÷èé Áîæå, Âëaäèêî Íåáa é Çåìë³! Äÿêóºìî Òîá³ ça öåé õë³á ³ öþ âîäó, îñíîâè çåìíîãî êîðìó Òîáîþ ñòâîðåíî¿ ëþäèíè ³ ïðîñèìî Òåáå ïîáëaãîñëîâèòè ¿õ äëÿ íaøîãî âæèòêó. Ïaìÿòaºìî, ùî ö³º¿ îñíîâè áóëè ïîçáaâëåí³ ì³ëüéîíè íaøèõ áðaò³â ³ ñåñòåð â Óêða¿í³ â 3-èõ ðîêaõ ³ ï³äíîñèìî ãîëîñ ìîëèòâè ç óñ³ì íaðîäîì Óêða¿íè ía ð³äíèõ çåìëÿõ ³ â ðîçñ³ÿíí³, ça ñïîê³é ¿õí³õ äóø". Ïaí³ ²ðåía çaïðîñèëa âñ³õ ïðèñóòí³õ ñïîæèòè öþ ñêðîìíó âå÷åðþ ó ïaìÿòü æåðòâ ãîëîäîìîðó.
Ïîñîë Óêða¿íè Âîëîäèìèð Õaíäîã³é íaçâaâ ãîëîäîìîð 1932-33 ðîê³â òðaã³÷íîþ ïî䳺þ â ³ñòî𳿠Óêëða¿íè. ³í ñêaçaâ: It will forever be remembered as one of the most horrific crimes of the XX century, on par with the genocide of the Armenian and Jewish nations".
Ãîëîâíèé ïðîìîâåöü ïðîôåñîð ³ñòî𳿠Êâåáåêñüêîãî óí³âåðñèòåòó â Ìîíòðåaë³ Ñåðáèí ðîçïî÷aâ ñâîþ äîïîâ³äü óðèâêîì ç ϳñí³ Ãaÿâaòè" aìåðèêaíñüêîãî ïîåòa Õ²Õ ñòîë³òòÿ Ëîí´îôåëëîâ (The Song of Hiawatha, 1855), íaãîëîøóþ÷è óí³âåðñaëüí³ñòü òðaãå䳿 ïîíåâîëåíèõ íaðîä³â.
O the femine and the fever!
O wasting of the famine!
O the blasting of the fever
O the wailing of the children!
All the earth was sick and famished,
Hungry was the air around them,
Hungry was the sky about them,
And the hungry stars in heaven
Like the eyes of wolves glared at them!
Ðîçïa÷ ñë³â ïðîâ³äíèêa ñëaâíîãî ³íä³ÿíñüêîãî ïëåìåíè Ìîãaâê òaê ñaìî ìîæía ïðèì³íèòè ³ äî ãîëîäó â Óêða¿í³ aáî é äå ³íäå. Ïîðôåñîð Ñåðáèí ïîäaâ ïîÿñíåííÿ ð³çíèö³ â äåô³í³ö³ÿõ ì³æ ãîëîäîì (famine is hunger taken to the extreme) ³ ãîëîäîìîðîì aáî ´åíîöèäîì (a man-made famine, directed at the most vulnarable, with the intent of killing the entire group).  Óêða¿í³ ãîëîäîìîð ÿê îñòaíí³é aêò ï³äêîðåííÿ êða¿íè, áóâ çaïëÿíîâaíèé ía çíèùåííÿ óêða¿íñüêîãî ñåëÿíñòâa òaê ñaìî, ÿê ía ïî÷aòêó 30-èõ ðîê³â áóëî çíèùåíî òâîðö³â óêða¿í³çaö³¿ é ³íòåë³´åíö³þ. ϳñëÿ ïîêaçó óðèâêa ç ô³ëüìó Æíèâa ðîçïa÷³", äå ñâ³äîê ãåíåðaë Ïåòðî Ãðèãîðåíêî äîêaçóº, ùî áóâ íaêaç Êîñ³îða ïðî çíèùåííÿ óêða¿íñüêèõ ñåëÿí, ïðîôåñîð Ñåðáèí âèñëîâèâ òâåðäæåííÿ, ùî òaê, ÿê ³ â 1933 ðîö³ ³íôîðìaö³¿ ç Óêða¿íè, ï³ä òèñêîì îô³ö³éíî¿ êîìóí³ñòè÷íî¿ âëaäè, íå äaâaëè ïðaâèëüíîãî îáðaçó ïîä³é, òaê ³ äî íåäaâía, æóðíaë³ñòè÷í³ ñòaòò³ Âîëòåða Äóðaíòè ç Íüþ Éîðê Òaéìñ" (îïðîêèíåí³ òåïåð) âèêîðèñòîâóâaëèñÿ ÿê äæåðåëî ³íôîðìaö³¿ ïðî Óêða¿íó òèõ ÷añ³â. Íaâ³òü ï³ä ñó÷añíó ïîðó ³ òóò â Êaíaä³, äîêóìåíòaëüíèé ô³ëüì "Harvest of Despair", âèïðîäóêîâaíèé â 1983 ðîö³ áóâ ïîêaçaíèé ëèøå îäèí ðaç ía ÑÁÑ. Íaøèì çaâäaííÿì º ïðaöþâaòè íaä òèì, ùîá ïðî óêða¿íñüêèé ãîëîäîìîð çíaëè âñ³ ³ ùîá í³õòî í³êîëè íå âèêîðèñòîâóâaâ ãîëîäîìîð ÿê çáðîþ ïðîòè íaéìåíøå çaõèùåíèõ, ñêaçaâ äîïîâ³äa÷. Ïðèñóòí³ âñòaâaííÿì ³ îïëåñêaìè ïîäÿêóâaëè ça íaäçâè÷aéíî ñîë³äíî ï³äãîòîâaíó ³ ö³êaâó äîïîâ³äü.
Ãîëîâa â³ää³ëó ÊÓÊ â Îòòaâ³ Îêñaía Áaøóê-Ãåïáóðí ïðèâ³òaëa ïðèñóòí³õ ïaðëÿìåíòaðèñò³â: Hon. Diane Marleau, Sudbury (Lib.), Cliff Breitkreuz, Yellowhead (Ref.), Inky Mark, Dauphin Swan River (Ref.) òa ïîäÿêóâaëa ça ó÷añòü ó öüîìó âå÷îð³ ïaìÿò³ âåëèêîãî çëî÷èíó ñóïðîòè óêða¿íñüêîãî íaðîäó, ÿêîãî ìè íå ñ쳺ìî çaáóòè, ³ çaïðîñèëa âñ³õ äî ó÷añòè â òðèçí³. Ïîâaæíî, ÿê äî ïðè÷añòÿ, ï³äõîäèëè ³ áðaëè êóñî÷îê ÷îðíîãî õë³áa ç âîäîþ, äåÿê³ êëaëè ía ñáå çíaê õðåñòa, ³ ç ãëèáîêèì ç³òõaííÿì â³äõîäèëè. Öå áóëî ñïðaâä³ ã³äíå ³ äîñòîéíå âøaíóâaííÿ æåðòâ ãîëîäîìîðó.