Cupp 2014 Newsletter Issue 1
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“I cannot help but mention one particular program that has played a significant role in enhancing our people-to- people contact. I am talking about the Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Program. During the years of independae- nce, CUPP has hosted over a thousand students from Ukraine who were able to work as interns right here in the Canadian Parliament, helping us build Ukrainian democracy. Welcome back, dear colleagues. I also want to thank the Canadian Parliament and the Ukrainian diaspora for helping us breed a new generation of democratic and free Ukrainian leaders.” Excerpt from Address of President Petro Poroshenko in the House of Commons Chamber, Ottawa on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. In this issue: Putin's slogans of convenience p. 3 Rule of Law p. 36 CUPP in Third Decade CUPP 2014 NEWSLETTER ISSUE 1 2014 – Issue 1 CUPP NEWSLETTER Putin's Slogans of Convenience.. 3 CUPP Interns ................................ 4 Peace, Order and Good Govern- ment: the Canadian Road to the Rule of Law ................................ 36 "I Fear the Day that Technology Will Surpass Human Interaction" ....... 45 Наша Мова ................................. 48 До Основ ................................... 49 Гелегка доля українського правопсу .................................... 53 Inauguration of Anna Mazurenko Children's Health Centre in Lviv.. 56 CUPP 2014 Interns (33 students from universities in Belgium, Italy, Israel, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom and Ukraine will participate in the "Taras Shevchenko – Why Does 24th CUPP program), before departure in Boryspil Airport. He Matter Today" ....................... 57 Interview with Intern from the Poland-Canada Youth Internship History of CUPP nadian Parliament, and gain Progra, I. Gradowska................. 59 experience from which generations of On July 16, 1990, the Ukrainian Par- Canadian, American and West Euro- Dairy Day .................................... 61 liament adopted the Declaration of pean students have benefited. On the Sovereignty, which declared that Par- basis of academic excellence, know- CUPP Connects Generations of liament recognized the need to build ledge of the English or French and Young Ukrainians ...................... 63 the Ukrainian state based on the Rule Ukrainian languages, and on interest of Law. On August 24, 1991, the Ukrai- Russia Is Pregnant with Ukraine . 64 in the Westminster model parliamen- nian Parliament adopted the Declara- tary system of government, university President P. Poroshenko: "Cana- tion of Independence, which the citi- students from Ukraine and foreign uni- da is the Most Ukrainian Nation zens of Ukraine endorsed in the versities, can apply for a CUPP intern- Outside of Ukraine" ................... 66 referendum of December 1, 1991. Also ship program. It is hoped that CUPP in 1991, Canadians celebrated the Address by President P. Poro- will contribute to the education of fu- Centennial of Ukrainian group immi- ture leaders of Ukraine. shenko to Joint Session of the gration to Canada. To mark the Cen- Canadian Parliament ................. 68 In 2014, 33 students from universities tennial, organizations planned pro- in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Italy, Is- House of Commons Debates .... 71 grams and projects to celebrate this rael, Netherlands, Poland, Switzer- milestone in Canada's history. land, United Kingdom and Ukraine will Address by President P. Poro- The Chair of Ukrainian Studies Foun- complete a two-month internship in shenko to Joint Session of the dation of Toronto decided to mark the the House of Comons. Concurently, United States Congress ............ 81 Centennial by establishing the Cana- university students from the University da-Ukraine Parliamentary Program for Марш миру в Москві ................ 90 of Toronto, York University and the university students from Ukraine. The University of Ottawa will complete an Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Pro- internship as part of the Macdonald Contact Us gram gives Ukrainian students an op- Laurier Program. Chair of Ukrainian portunity to work and study in the Ca- Studies Foundation 620 Spadina Avenue Toronto, Ontario, People who worked on this issue of the Newsletter: Canada M5S 2H4 Andrei Bezruchonak, Oleksandr Pankiv, Alexandra Bardyn, Lucy Hicks, Tel.: (416) 234-9111 Roman Tychkivskyy and Ihor Bardyn. Fax: (416) 234-9114 Layout: The Basilian Press, Toronto. Published by: Blank Press, Kyiv. www.KATEDRA.org Cover Design: by Andrei Bezruchonak, CUPP 2012 Intern from Belarus. 2 CANADA-UKRAINE PARLIAMENTARY PROGRAM CUPP 2014 NEWSLETTER ISSUE 1 CUPP in Third Decade Putin's Slogans of Convenience by Ihor BARDYN Director Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Program In Vladimir Putin’s wars against and genocide perpetrated by Rus- Ukraine, the denial of history as sia upon neighbours, should west- well as slogans of convenience are ern journalists accept Putin’s slo- being used to wage these wars. gans of ties of history to justify his Marriages of convenience to domination over Ukraine? circumvent immigration laws to The claim that Russia has a le- gain entry into a country and pass- gitimate sphere of influence over Soviet ideology. ports of convenience held by mul- Ukraine or the Baltic States be- And it was these students who tiple passports holders are tools of cause of strategic or defense con- studied at western universities, convenience used deceive govern- siderations and is therefore justi- and completed parliamentary in- ments and ordinary citizens. fied in invading, Finlandizing or ternship programs in the Canadi- In the age of taglines and slo- occupying neighbouring countries, an, European and German Parlia- gans, marketing experts have in- as a preemptive measure, is a ments, who were among those in vented hundreds of phrases to sell primitive and preposterous propo- the forefront of the peaceful pro- products or services. Nike’s “Just sition. Are Russia’s wars and ag- tests in Kyiv in November/Decem- Do it” or Coca-Cola’s “It’s the real gression against neighbors to be ber 2013. thing” have been burrowed into the tolerated because of their per- Western countries should con- consciousness of a generation of ceived fear? Under this pretext of tinue to lessen visa procedures youngsters. Putin and his followers fear of western influence and ag- and offer more scholarship assis- resort to the same technique of gression, Russia’s actions in its tance for studies, to allow as many burrowing slogans into people’s neighbourhood and further abroad students as possible, from the consciousness. are the most destabilizing and de- countries of the former Soviet Russia’s Czars and Kremlin’s structive to world peace. Union to continue to study and un- dictators were among the first to To find a key to containing Pu- dertake cultural exchanges in the use slogans of convenience such tin’s rule to within his borders, one west. as “ties of history”, “shared histo- should examine history since This will make it easier for the ry” to camouflage or explain inva- 1991. next generation of Belarus, Rus- sions, persecutions and wars The west may have won the sian and Ukrainian youth and fu- against neighbouring countries. Cold War because of the immola- ture decision-makers to experi- What’s behind these slogans tion of Soviet communism, but one ence liberal-democratic institutions of ties of history? of the most effective – measures and values. And they will be pre- The banning by Russian czars the west came upon was to issue pared to replace Vladimir Putin, and dictators of the Ukrainian lan- visas to students from the former when he is retired. guage; the genocide of the 1930s Soviet Union, for cultural exchang- Education in western countries resulting in the deaths of millions es, studies at western universities should be promoted as a perma- of lives; decades-long persecu- and to undertake internships in nent policy of the west. tions and exile to the Gulags of ed- western parliaments and enterpris- While wars were formerly ucators, writers, and the intelligen- es. fought to achieve territorial advan- tsia; maiming and blinding of Through these exchanges the tage, Putin’s wars are being waged Ukraine’s champions of freedom students were exposed to the for economic advantage and a the kobzari; assassination of politi- west’s institutions and values and primitive tribal lust for power. Ac- cal leaders; cruel ethnic cleansing took these back to germinate in commodation and appeasement of and exile of Crimean Tatars; inva- their homelands. The west’s de- Putin will lead to a European war sion and occupation of Ukraine, ployment of this soft power mea- and destruction of civilized society. are ties of history rarely if ever ad- sure of allowing the youth of the The EU’s commercial interests and mitted to by Russia’s rulers. former Soviet Union to live and reliance on Russian gas are incon- It can be expected that Rus- study for a time, in the west should sequential when one considers the sian journalists would repeat slo- now become a sustained peaceful return to enslavement by Russia of gans of ties of history or shared weapon against the spread of the its neighbours and whichever oth- history, as these are part of the Pu- Putin Doctrine and the reconstitut- er European country Putin choos- tin Doctrine. Putin explains ties of ed Soviet ideology. es to subjugate. Like Hitler, Putin history by calling upon common This subtle soft power mea- must be stopped, at all costs. Slavic roots and common orthodox sure, worked to educate a new religion. But learning the complete generation of young people who history, including the persecutions have no desire to perpetuate the CANADA-UKRAINE PARLIAMENTARY PROGRAM 3 CUPP in Third Decade CUPP 2014 NEWSLETTER ISSUE 1 CUPP Interns Oleksandra BROVKO Anton BURINKOV Born in: Energodar, Zaporizhya region, Ukraine. Born in: Kaliningrad, Russia. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Hometown: Mykolaiv, Ukraine. established in 1834. Institute of International Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University was Relations. established in 1913. Faculty of Philosophy, Cultural Motto of the University: “Utilitas honor et gloria”. – and Political Studies. Department of Philosophy. “Utility honour and glory”.