1 Onada Pent** Port Ctwuxja J 1* f4J"~3 P" a~> RETURN REQUESTED Third Trotsieme STUDENT class classe 1124691 STREET EDMONTON, ALBERTA CANADA TSB 4A2 E DMONTON 2 5 CENTS CANADA'S NEWSPAPER FOR UKRAINIAN STUDENTS NEW HEAD FOR MULTICULTURALISM Alex Tymofienko CABINET SHUFFLE: ACE IN THE HOLE? To go along with its new image ditional resources to support the see in a new constitution. Certain o( action and movement, the various cultures and groups that kinds of discrimination presently Federal Government produced a give slructure and vitality lo our exist, such as the policy towards Cabinet shuttle in September socieiy." the broadcasting of the non- which saw a couple ol new laces At the same time, Mr. Cafik has official languages on the CBC and added to Ihe list of old parly indicated that he "will be placing in the proscription against the stalwarts. One of these is the increasing emphasis on a concern use of languages other than new Minister of State for which the Prime Minister voiced English or French as languages of Multiculturalism and Member of in 1971. He desired lo see all instruction in provinces other Parliament for the suburban groups sharing their cultural ex- than Alberta and Saskatchewan. Toronto riding of Ontario, the pressions and their values wilh These kinds ol discrimination Hon. Norm Cafik. other 'Canadians in order to con- should be addressed within the Mr. Cafik replaces the tribute to a richer life for us all." contexl of the present debate Manitoban representative in the This is indeed a welcome in- over the constitution. Mr. Cafik has indicated that Cabinet , the Hon. Joseph Guay, in dication that the multicultural he that curious creature of govern- department will not turn into the sees a place for all ethno-cultural ment known as a ministry of kind of glorified granting agency groups in a debate on national State, which is primarily a low- which it had threalened to unity. Hopefully it is as groups budget, policy-setting and co- become. fighting lor the rights ol the ordinating type ol department However, the new emphasis on people whom tht, represent and ralher than a high spending .ad- •sharing' between groups must not as crusaders upon the ministrative and program-oriented nol become a code-word for the national unity bandwagon. The one. kind of multicultural concert Ukrainian Canadian community Mr. Cafik comes to the which was recently presented should be particularly insistent multicultural post at a time when during Queen Elizabeth's vi sit to that the multicultural policy not the policy is in need of fresh Ottawa. Rather, the policy must be associated with artificial ideas and new vigour. Even the address itself to matters of social slogans regarding national unity. most charitable observers agree and cultural policy in many areas, Rather, we should demand the that Mr. Guay's perlormance in including education, multilinguai granting ol equal rights to all the multicultural portfolio was broadcasting, immigration and Norman A. Cafik peoples in this country and af- disappointing. social discrimination against firmative action programs should Mr. Cafik, however, has made it various ethno-cultural groups. Mr. Mr. Cafik has indicated in rights of all people w ith in Canada, be implemented to ensure that clear that he intends to place his Cafik, being of mixed Ukrainian- several of the speeches which he especially with respect to the such rights are enforced by Ihe own mark on the portfolio. "There Scottish heritage and having ex- has already given that he places a linguistic and cultural aspirations government on an equal basis. can be no doubt", the minister perienced some of the difficulties high degree of concern for the im- of all ethno-cultural groups. In the words of our Prime stated to the 12th KYK Congress which people of non-British and provement of the human rights of In lerms of the national unity Minister in announcing the advent I will in Winnipeg, "that make non-French heritage experience in people outside of Canada, par- debate it appears that it is time of the multicultural policy ir 1971, lor multiculturalism a more visible Canada, will hopefully lend an un- ticularly within the Ukraine. It is Ukrainian Canadians to begin "multiculturalism should be the policy and more will be done than derstanding and sympathetic sup- hoped that he will demonstrate an defining explicitly what kind of basis of a society based upon lair simply attempting to obtain ad- port for their concerns. equal degree ol concern for the cultural rights they would like to play lor all." PLAY IT AGAIN SAM Ivan Pankevych —THE 12th KYK CONGRESS No major changes are for- Some 370 delegates plus 60 Liberation Front. there However, Savaryn in exasperalion stated of ihe communily is no longer thcoming in the nature or struc- guests were present; this low were decreases in the numbers of thai only ineffective organizations organized around churches and ture of the Ukrainian Canadian numberis in part attributable to delegates from virtually all other spend much time discussing communily halls This irend star- Co" 1 miltee (KYK). At least that is the formal absence at this organizations Congress as a t this their cnnsiiiutions. ted long before mullicullural cen- the impression one has alter at- Congress of delegates of the comparedl to previous There was very lillle discussion tres came into being; unicullural tending t he 1 2th Ukraln ian Canadian League for the congresses on 'he report of the outgoing centres, particularly in rural com- Canadian Congress, which took of Ukraine and other Liberation Following the opening for- Executive presented by KYK's munities, have not functioned placein Winnipeg October 7-. organizations of the Ukrainian Mr. P. malities of the Congress, Executive Director, Simon J. properly for a number of years, Savaryn of Edmonton, chairman Kalba. The report tries lo present linguistic and cult ural Constitutional Com- of a special a rosy picture, but instead speaks assimilation is a phenomenon worked for the mittee which had of opportunities missed, which rh eans thai mullicullural last preparing amend- three years resolulions unfulfilled, KYK bran- centres are outdated as well. greater ments to allow for a ches dissolving, and KYK The emotional highlight of the IN asked THIS democratization of KYK, in ol the govern- banquet, with ISSUE prestige the eyes Congress was the that amendments be placed these ment ^nd its own community the newlv-appointed Minister for a before ne Congress plenum falling rapidly. Responsible lor Multiculturalism, vote. The strange thing is that Dr. Kondra. a member of both Norman Calik, treating Congress the Congress delegates were not Ihe KYK executive and to a speech full of A.Semotiuk on SUSK the delegates page g given an opportunity to vote on Canadian Consultative Council on promises about his future per- SUSK Eastern presidenis Conference ...page S the amendments: the Multiculturalism. gave a presen- formance and how he is going to Self-Reliance Plyushch in Toronto. ine Ukrainian tation l th e .... vaae 8 of Con gress on push the human rights question ihe Ukrainian LIGA Boycotts League and multiculturalism which locused in cabinet. Cafik's speech was KYK ZZZ'.'.'".'.pagl s Canadian Veterans Association primarllty on the ills of by a g reeling the Ukrainian Studies in preceded to Canada none L declaring that their News slood up, multiculturalism centres as being Congress from the recently Zlpage io organizations haa not agreed lo destruclive to unicullural centres appointed Senator Irom Quebec, the j'Oposed changes when this and leading to linguistic if not was raised at executive cultural assimilation Perhaps the matter CONGRESS con- meetings. During the discussion, grealesl lault wilh Dr. Kondra's (KYK tinued on page 11) the ingress Presidium could nol presenlation lay with his misin- agree on whether they had in facl lerprelations ol the Ukrainian More articles on KYK AND MORE! agreed accepl the changes or community; he lails to come lo not. In arguing n is position, Mr. grip wilh the lact that the majority Congress on pp.2&3. EDITORIAL WILL THE UKRAINIAN CANADIAN STUDENT WETUDIANTJ COMMITTEE SURVIVE UNTIL 1983? :11 (The KYK Constipational Debate) Edmonlc.i, All erla Canadi. 2 hopes for future changes are The need for constructive change evident for over a , , - Superficially, the 12th Ukrainian dismai. has been . Canadian Committee (KYK) Comp'ete democratization of decade and now is delayed for at ' nor . least much , Congress appears to have been a the Ukrainian Canadian Com- three more years. How _ . victory for democratic forces and mittee is essential to its survival. longer will this go on? Can this go seems to indicate a growing An extremely low turnout ot youth on? How many more waves iipws- the part of the at the 12th Congress (as com- of young Ukrainians must be "STUDENT" is a national ti My recognition on pared to previous Congresses) disillusioned before a change in nnt > s blislind by Ukrainian community represented pape? for Ukrainian Canadhir students ^ I" bv KYK that this is indeed the reflects KYK's growing irrelevancy attitude is seen? Are certain sec- the Ukrainian Canadian Sludi nts' Union (SUSK). twentieth century. The attempt to the younger generation. And tors of the Ukrainian community the without youth, KYK becomes a afraid of the fact that Ukrainians in "STUDENT" is a forum for arid opinion rcJU-. Un;i by Ihe Canadian League for the Liberation of Ukraine (LVU) to im- mere study in demographic Canada are not a monolithic bloc? interests of Ukrainian Canadian students on various topics: pose its will upon the congress, phenomena, doomed to the "dust- We, as Ukrainians, should know cultural, political and religious.