BRAMA, Oct 13, 2004, 9:00 am ET
Press release
Ukrainian Canadian Restitution To Be Considered by Canada's Parliament
Toronto/Calgary (10 October 2004) — Commenting on today's reintroduction of in Canada's House of Commons
of Bill C 331 - The Ukrainian Canadian Restitution Act (Inky Mark, MP
- Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette), Dr Lubomyr Luciuk, director of
research for the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association,
said:
"Mr Mark has consistently been the most articulate and committed
supporter of justice for Canadians of Ukrainian heritage in the House
of Commons. He has now re-introduced a private member's bill, The
Ukrainian Canadian Restitution Act, asking that it be given unanimous
consent by all of the parties represented in Parliament. Given that
the Conservative Party of Canada, the New Democratic Party of Canada,
the Bloc Quebecois, and even many members of the Liberal Party of
Canada, endorsed Bill C 331 just before the last federal election, we
are hopeful that our calls for recognition, restitution and
reconciliation will finally be heard. One lone survivor of Canada's
first national internment operations, Mary Manko Haskett, remains
alive. How remarkable it would be if this Canadian woman, interned
while still a child at the Spirit Lake camp in northern Quebec, could
bear witness to the honourable settlement Mr Mark's initiative would
secure. The entire Ukrainian Canadian community, as represented by
UCCLA, the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko and the
Ukrainian Canadian Congress, wish Mr Mark success in the House of
Commons with Bill C 331 and we call upon all MPs to support it, as
doing so is only right and just."
For More Information Please Contact Dr L Luciuk at (613) 546-8364
and/or go to www.uccla.ca
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