CUPP Newsletter Fall 2017
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CANADA-UKRAINE PARLIAMENTARY PROGRAM ПАРЛЯМЕНТАРНА ПРОГРАМА КАНАДА-УКРАЇНА PROGRAMME PARLAMENTAIRE CANADA-UKRAINE NEWSLETTER 2017 Contents About CUPP On July 16, 1990, the Supreme celebrate this milestone in Canada’s 4 CUPP Director’s article Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR adopt- history. 5 CUPP 2017 BIOs ed the Declaration of Sovereign- The Chair of Ukrainian Studies ty, which declared that Parliament Foundation of Toronto marked the Favourite Landscapes 14 recognized the need to build the Centennial by establishing the CAN- 32 Prominent MPs, Senators, Ukrainian state based on the Rule ADA-UKRAINE PARLIAMENTARY sports personalities of Law. PROGRAM (CUPP) for university On August 24, 1991, the Ukrainian students from Ukraine. CUPP gives 59 Вікно в Канаду Parliament adopted the Declaration Ukrainian students an opportunity 62 CUPP KIDS of Independence, which the citizens to work and study in Canada’s Par- of Ukraine endorsed in the refer- liament, and gain experience from 64 CUPP Newsletter Front Covers endum of December 1, 1991. Also which generations of Canadian, in 1991, Canadians celebrated the American and West European stu- 66 CUPP celebrates Canada’s Centennial of Ukrainian group im- dents have benefited. 150th birthday migration to Canada. To mark the On the basis of academic excel- 68 CUPP Universities Centennial, Canadian organizations lence, knowledge of the English or planned programs and projects to French and Ukrainian languages, Contact Us People who worked on this issue: Chair of Ukrainian Studies Iryna Hrechko, Lucy Hicks, Yuliia Serbenenko, Anna Mysyshyn, Foundation Ihor Bardyn. 620 Spadina Avenue Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2H4 Front cover collage: Anna Mysyshyn. Tel: (416) 234-9111 Layout design: Yuliia Serbenenko. Fax: (416) 234-9114 www.KATEDRA.org We are always open for cooperation with all CUPP interns. 2 CUPP 2017 NEWSLETTER ISSUE 1 Image 1 (page 2) and image 2. CUPP 2016 interns and on interest in the Westminster publish the results. model of parliamentary government, Teach For Ukraine, a unique two- The Ukrainian National university students from Ukrainian year leadership development pro- Federation of Canada joins CUPP Team and foreign universities, can apply gram. Participants work in rural for the CUPP internship program. schools to create opportunities for The Canada-Ukraine Parliamenta- It is the goal of CUPP to contribute children and mentor children in con- ry Program was established in 1990 by agreement between the Chair of to the education of future leaders of tinuing education towards profes- Ukrainian Studies Foundation and Ukraine. sions and trades. Speaker of the House of Commons Since 1991 almost one thousand Teach For Ukraine NGO is associ- John Frasera. In 2017, The Ukrainian National Fed- Interns, have completed the CUPP ated with Teach For All, which oper- eration of Canada (UNF), the UNF internship program and returned to ates in forty-two countries. FOUNDATION and the University their homeland. Two have become Anna Mazurenko Children’s of Toronto John Yaremko Chair in Ukrainian History joined with the Chair Cabinet Ministers, while others Health Centre of Lviv, a first of its of Ukrainian Studies Foundation to have been elected to Ukraine’s Par- kind health/medical centre focused continue the operation of CUPP, an liament. on children and families. internship program in the House of Commons for university students from They have helped establish three In 2017, 17 students from univer- Ukraine and Canada. important projects, namely: sities in Belgium, Germany, Neth- The UNF is Canada’s oldest commu- Professional Government Asso- erlands, Poland, and Ukraine will nity organization with branches and members in Alberta, Saskatchewan, ciation of Ukraine, established in complete a two-month internship in Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. The 2014 as a resource centre to help the House of Commons. president of the UNF is Taras Pid- the Ukrainian Government to identi- Concurrently, Canadian university zamecky. The UNF Foundation has been providing funding for research, fy and prioritize programs, motivate students from the University of Sas- publications, education and other government to carry out the proj- katchewan, the University of Toron- charitable activities in the Ukrainian ects, assist in getting resources and to and York University will complete Canadian Community for over 40 years. Taras Rohatyn is the Chair of tools required to complete the proj- an internship as part of the the UNF Foundation. ects/programs and measure and Macdonald-Laurier Program. CUPP 2017 NEWSLETTER ISSUE 1 3 Ukraine’s Students on Parliament Hill PART II* Ihor BARDYN Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Program Founder and Director (1990 ― 2017) CUPP’s FIRST DECADE 1990 - 2000 Government Leaders Speaker John Fraser 1086-1994 Speaker Gilbert Parent 1994-2001 Prime Minister Brian Mulroney 1984 to 1993 Progressive Conservatives led by Brian Mulroney (18th Prime Minister) defeat Liberals led by John Turner in election of September 4, 1984. Prime Minister Kim Campbell (19th Prime Minister) 1993, serves as Prime Minister from June 25 to November 4, 1993 Prime Minister Jean Chretien 1993-2003 Liberals led by Jean Chretien (20th Prime Minister) defeat Progressive Conservatives led by Kim Campbell in election of October 25, 1993 President Leonid Kravchuk 1991-1994 President Leonid Kuchma 1994-2005 CUPP’s SECOND DECADE 2000 - 2010 Government Leaders Speaker Pater Milliken 2001 to 2011 Prime Minister Paul Martin 2003 to 2006 Liberals led by Paul Martin (21st Prime Minister), (succeeded Jean Chretien at Liberal Party’s Convention in 2003), defeat Conservative Party led by Stephen Harper, in election of June 28, 2004 Prime Minister Stephen Harper 2006 to 2015 Conservatives led by Stephen Harper (22nd Prime Minister) defeat Liberals led by Paul Martin in election of February, 2006 President Leonid Kuchma 1994 to 2005 President Viktor Yushchenko 2005 to 2010 *Read the second part of the article on the page 20. 4 CUPP 2017 NEWSLETTER ISSUE 1 CUPP 2017 INTERNS Iryna HRECHKO Born in: Dnipro, Ukraine CUPP 2017 Interns: Hometown: Kyiv, Ukraine. Liliia Makhynko/ Solomiya Sharun/ Halyna Vasylevs- Dopomoha Ukraini Foundation 2017 CUPP ka/ Ihor Medvid/ Oleksandra Kovalenko/ Volodymyr Scholarship recipient. Riznichenko/ Kyrylo Korol/ Maksym Maksymov/ An- Intern to Borys J WRZESNEWSKYJ, MP for Etobicoke astasiia Tkachyk/ Yuliia Serbenenko/ Roman Polish- chuk /Yevhenii Shakotko. Centre, Ontario. National Mining University of Ukraine (est. 1899) Fac- ulty of Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Linguistics. Motto of University: “National Mining University Mov- ing with the Times”. National University of “Kyiv Mohyla Academy” (est. 1615, renewed in 1991). Motto of University: “Tempus fugit, Academia sempi- terna ― Час плинний, Академія вічна ― The time is running, Academy is eternal”. Foreign Languages: English, Russian, German. Last book read: Ryszard Kapuściński “Imperium”. Favourite quote by Ukrainian author: “Не дивіться на Україну, як на землю своїх батьків. Дивіться на неї, як на землю своїх дітей. І тоді прийдуть зміни...” – Svya- toslav Vakarchuk. Favourite quote by foreign author: “Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose” – Viktor Frankl. Favourite musical recordings: Coldplay “Paradise”, Океан Ельзи “На небі”, Noel Galla-gher (Oasis) “Won- derwall” and “Whatever”, Ludovico Einaudi “Fly”. CUPP 2017 NEWSLETTER ISSUE 1 5 Viktoriya KALCHENKO Kyrylo KOROL Born in: Baryshivka, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Born in: s. Vasylivka, Kakhovskyi raion, Khersonska Hometown: Saskatoon, Canada. oblast, Ukraine. Paul YUZYK /William and Antonina BAZYLEWICH Hometown: Brody, Lvivska oblast, Ukraine. MLP 2017 CUPP Scholarships recipient. ATAMANCHUK Family 2017 CUPP Scholarship Intern to Dr. Colin CARRIE, MP for Oshawa, ON. recipient. University of Saskatchewan (est. 1907), Political Stud- Intern to Borys J WRZESNEWSKYJ, MP for Etobicoke ies Department, Bachelor of International Studies Coflict Centre, Ontario. and Cooperation with Minor in Economics. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (est. Motto of University: “Deo et Patriae”. 1834), Law Faculty, Bachelor of Laws. Foreign Languages: French, Russian, Latin (basic). Motto of University: “Utility, Honour and Glory”. Last Book Read: Halford J. Mackinder “Democratic Ide- Foreign languages: English, German (basic), Russian. als and Reality”. Last book read: Ayn Rand “Atlas Shrugged”. Favourite quote by Ukrainian author: “Ти ж наглядай Favourite quote by Ukrainian author: “Хай юність за душею, яке в ній зело проростає, і не барися догорить ― ми віддані життю і нам воздасться в полоть, як де недобре зійшло.” (Watch for your soul, славі” ― Vasyl Stus. what kind of plant is growing in it, and do not hesitate to Favourite quote by foreign author: “I see a beautiful weed out the bad sprouts.) ― Hrygoriy Skovoroda. city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss. I see Favourite quote by foreign author: Answering the the lives for which I lay down my life, peaceful, useful, question of what kinds of power does he favor, and prosperous and happy. I see that I hold a sanctuary in which does he oppose: “To play safe, I prefer to accept their hearts, and in the hearts of their descendants, gen- only one type of power: the power of art over trash, the erations hence. It is a far, far better thing that I do, than triumph of magic over the brute.” ― Vladimir Nabokov. I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to Favourite musical recording: Depeche Mode