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CUPP Newsletter FALL 2007 Issue 1 History of CUPP Amzaiev, book one of Ukrainian political prisoner. In July 16th, 1990 the Ukrainian Parlia- Fevzi Born in CUPP’07 Expectations: For me CUPP ment adopted the Declaration of Sover- Almalyk, Uzbekistan is the first chance in my life to go to a eignty which declared that Parliament Education: country with an open society, to see with recognized the need to build the Ukrainian National University my own eyes how democratic government state based on the Rule of Law. On Au- of“Kyiv-Mohyla Aca- encourages development of such a society gust 24, 1991 the Ukrainian Parliament demy”, Kyiv Major and also to feel its spirit. Acquaintance with different country, adopted the Declaration of Independence, specialization: Political Science people and lifestyle presents unique which the citizens of Ukraine endorsed in possibility for me to enrich culturally. the referendum of December 1st, 1991. Edward Schreyer Scholarship Also in 1991, Canadians celebrated the Languages: Ukrainian, Crimean Tatar, Centennial of Ukrainian group immigration English, Turkish, Russian to Canada. To mark the Centennial, orga- Hobbies: Reading books (political nizations planned programs and projects philosophy, history), sports (table tennis), Gladka, to celebrate this milestone in Canada’s playing chess. Last book read: Diana history. “National Identity” by Anthony Smith Born in The Chair of Ukrainian Studies Foundation Okhtyrka, Ukraine of Toronto decided to mark the Centennial CUPP’07 Expectations: - Experience the Education: by establishing the Canada-Ukraine Par- operation of a Parliamentary Democracy Yaroslav the Wise liamentary Program for undergraduate uni- in the Canadian Parliament. - Acquire National Law Aca- versity students from Ukraine. The Can- a better understanding of the Canadian demy, Faculty of ada-Ukraine Parliamentary Program gives political system, culture, mentality and preparing lawyers for values. - Get rid of stereotypes by touching Ukrainian students an opportunity tî work the Ministry of Foreign the reality of Canada. Alter the stereotypes Affairs of Ukraine. and study in the Canadian Parliament, and with personal impression. gain experience from which generations of Expect to graduate in 2008. Canadian, American and West European Michael Starr Scholarship MY MP: Dan McTEAGUE students have benefited. On the basis of Languages: Ukrainian, English, German, academic excellence, knowledge of the Brukh, Russian English or French and Ukrainian languag- Roman Hobbies: Reading, playing the piano, es, and an interest in the parliamentary Born in drawing, skiing, gardening, green tourism. system of government, undergraduate Lviv, Ukraine Last book read: “School of Life” by university students from Ukraine can ap- Education: Amonashvili: a great book which proposes ply for a CUPP scholarship. It is hoped National Technical new philosophic understanding of that CUPP will contribute to the education University of Ukraine Education and Knowledge, their essence, “Lviv Polytechnic of future leaders of Ukraine. values and goals. Institute”. Institute of Lifelong dream: Live consciously, Computer sciences Contact Us inventively, with inspiration and gratitude and Information each moment of this life, improve the Technologies. Expect to graduate with Chair of Ukrainian Studies life of Ukrainian children suffering from Foundation master’s degree in 2008. Malanchuk Family Scholarship indifference and cruelty. 620 Spadina Avenue My MP: Borys WRZESNEWSKYJ CUPP’07 Expectations: I expect to Toronto, Ontario, Hobbies: Political Science, History, gain and learn as much as possible, grow Traveling, Sports. Also I am fond of professionally and personally, to feel in Canada M5S 2H4 skiing. Canada unbelievable enthusiasm that will Tel.: (416) 923-3318 Last book read: Name of this book open new horizons, give rise to new ideas Fax: (416) 234-9114 is “Anathematize” (”Ïðîêëèíàþ”), and dreams, which I will definitely realize published in German(1953). This book in Ukraine. www.KATEDRA.org was put in black and white from journal- 1 Hoba, Oksana this book and sample policy papers while FALL 2007 CUPP Born in Lviv, Ukraine preparing my own policy analysis notes. NEWSLETTER - Issue 1 Education: Ivan This practical guide will be helpful for Franko National those of you who work in the sphere of University of Lviv government, various executive bodies, Contents Faculty of International international organizations, as well as for Economics. Expect to those who still learn and intend to improve graduate with Mas- their writing skills. CUPP 2007 Interns pg. 1 ter’s Degree in 2009.

History of CUPP pg. 1 Yuriy & Oksana Fedyna Scholarship Languages: English, French, German, Members of the Czech Kostina, House of Commons pg. 6 Hobbies: Italian art, the history of Middle Ages, reading, traveling, meeting Ruslana interesting people, singing, drawing, Born in Mykolaiv, Senators pg. 9 playing basketball. Ukraine Last book read: “Utopia” Thomas More. Education: Lifelong dream: My dream goal is to Alberta Legislative National University work in UNESCO Organization. To my of Shipbuilding after Assembly pg. 10 mind, to create a genuine dialogue based upon respect for shared values and the admiral Makarov, dignity, each civilization and culture needs Mykolaiv Humanitarian Manitoba Legislative something to maintain bases of human institute, Applied Assembly pg. 14 rights mutual respect which lie at the Linguistics department. Expect to heart of UNESCO’s mission and activities. graduate with the BA degree in 2007. The second part of my dream is to set up Ontario MPP’s pg. 17 Major specialization: Applied linguistics similar organization in my native country (languages, programming). Ukraine.CUPP’07 Expectations: Raynell Andreychuk Scholarship Saskatchewan To observe Canadian Parliament at its work. To learn from bilingual country the My MP: Borys WRZESNEWSKYJ Legislative Assembly pg. 19 secrets of organization and management Languages: Ukrainian, English, Russian, of the country . To discover more about Polish, German, French. Mayors pg. 20 Canada. To show that Ukrainian students Hobbies: reading (in foreign languages), are great heritage of the country to be giving English lessons, organizing and proud of. visiting clubs and meetings, taking part in Community Builders pg. 21 conferences; fitness, cinema, travelling, tourism, interpreting, history, politics, Achievers in Arts, intellectual games, doing research. Sciences, Business & Kleutina, Last book read: manuals for self-tuition in Sports pg. 23 Oksana Polish, English self-taught to help prepare Born in Kryvyi Rih for the Cambridge language exam. Education: National Recently I’ve been reading periodicals Military Heroes pg. 24 Aviation University, and newspapers on politics and economy Faculty of International to get prepared for the trip and to broaden Curling pg. 25 Information and Law my knowledge about the important issues Major in Tourism going on in Ukraine and around the world. Hockey pg. 26 Expect to graduate in The last book read is Umberto Eco’s The 2008 with Bachelor name of the Rose, which describes the degree. times of ‘Holy Inquisition’. It attracted me Чи самознищиться John & Mary Yaremko Scholarship both with historical and moral aspects. українська демократія pg. 27 Languages: English, Spanish, Russian Hobbies: Research, Public Policy, CUPP’07 Expectations: Tourism, Photography Along with gaining knowledge, impressions, Canadian Teaching Last book read: “Writing Effective Public skills during the internship, I want also to Fellowship in Ukraine pg. 29 Policy Papers” by Eoin Young and Lisa become a part of this society of intellectual, Quinn. Thanks to this book I have a clear vision of what the public policy is now and thinking people, to prove that I am worth it Чому англійська повинна and to show Ukraine from the best side. бути другою мовою how it differs from politics and political science. I often use the references from України pg. 30

2 Kroytor, Eugenie Gryshkovyec. This is the collection Hobbies: volunteering, social work, youth Olga of plays, in which the author manages to development, travel. Born in Kerch, talk about things that sometimes people Last book read: Ukraine only dare to think. It is about everyday “Greed” by Elfriede Jelinek Education:Yaroslav ‘grey’ life, that becomes so fascinating if to Lifelong dream: To make my input into the Wise National Law look on it from the side. the development of Ukrainian civil society. Academy, Faculty of Preparing Lawyers for CUPP’07 Expectations: the Ministry of Foreign Lipich, I expect to receive first-hand experience Affairs of Ukraine, Vitaliy and knowledge while working in the Kharkiv Expect to Born in Lutsk, Ukraine Canadian Parliament that I will be able use graduate in 2008. Education: Lesya in the future. CUPP is a great opportunity to Major specialization: International Law Ukrainka Volyn grow professionally and personally. I hope Walter Surma Tarnopolsky Scholarship University to become motivated and empowered to My MP: Michael IGNATIEFF Major specialization: Languages: Ukrainian, English, Russian; work for the betterment of my country. I English Language and expect to meet interesting people, get to Spanish, Italian (basics) Literature Hobbies:Playing the piano, playing the know another culture and simply enjoy the guitar, reading, travelling, green tourism, unforgettable time in beautiful Canada. playing intellectual games, visiting Antin Hlynka Scholarship exhibitions and concerts, embroidering, My MP: Peggy NASH (Ontario) learning foreign languages, finding out Languages: Ukrainian, English, Russian, Myshalova, something new and unusual. Polish, German Alla Last book read:“A Time to Love and a Hobbies: design and multimedia, youth Born in Stryi, Ukraine Time to Die” by Erich Maria Remark. The work and exchanges, foreign languages, Education:Lviv book tells about life in Germany in the last politics, sports. weeks of WWII. It is a story of friendship Last book read: “The Turn of the Screw” Military Institute of and love in the background of bombing by Henry James. Book choice influenced Army Forces, Lviv and ruins. Those who historically lost the by my recent interest in modernistic Polytechnic University. war and are usually depicted as invaders Major specialization: and aggressors are shown as frank and literature. Like many modern novels, the loving people who have real and truthful book requires the reader to concentrate on International feelings, sufferings and hope. every single detail, use your imagination Relations. Lifelong dream: To live in a peaceful and all your background knowledge to International Information Analysis. world where there are no wars and grasp the underlying message. Alexandra & Eugene Sukniarsky everyone understands each other, and Lifelong dream: Live in an open world, Scholarship to transfer this peace to our children. I do discover people and cultures, find friends My MP: James BEZAN (Manitoba) believe it is possible! and enjoy being together. Languages: Ukrainian, English, Spanish, CUPP’07 Expectations: It’s a wonderful CUPP’07 Expectations: opportunity both to gain and to share the Russian, French (basics) experience. Due to CUPP we can see how I expect to meet new interesting people, Hobbies: Community service, politics, the system of prosperous country works get to know how the Canadian Government playing the piano, folk songs, Biblical in action, deal with the problems that are works, and with dignity represent my studies, dances, ancient Ukrainian martial common to our countries – and work out country and university during the internship art “Asgarda”, health and beauty care. the means or their solving. I expect that in in the Canadian Parliament. I look forward Last book read: “My American Journey” Canada it would be possible for us to get to meeting ordinary Canadians as well as by Colin Powell useful knowledge in various fields – from the Ukrainian Diaspora and discussing politics to culture – and implement it here Lifelong dream: I wish I see Ukrainians issues of national identity, issues of current become “a smiling nation” and feel in Ukraine. interest in both Canada and Ukraine, themselves happy and proud living in their and I would like to strengthen ties and Homeland! Leskiv, cooperation between our countries for our mutual benefit. CUPP’07 Expectations: Oksana CUPP is not just another program that Born in Lviv, Ukraine I applied for. It was a longtime goal. Education: Ukrainian Mazur, Iryna Everyone who knows the feelings when a Catholic University, precious dream comes true will understand Lviv, Humanities Born in Khmilnyk, Ukraine me. However, I do not want “to drink from Faculty Expect honey rivers” in Canada. I want to live a to graduate with Education: Kyiv real life there. This is the main formula of Master’s Degree in National Linguistic great experience. And I truly believe it will 2008. University (Kyiv) Volodymyr Hrynyk Scholarship Major specialization: be so. With a special excitement, I think Languages: English, Polish, Russian, Interpreter: Italian and about meeting people from such a distant German English languages land of Canada and those lucky, like me, Hobbies: learning French, Polish and Expect to graduate with MA Degree in 2008. interns- compatriots. And the unique German languages; reading historical Paul Yuzyl Scholarship values of each person is something that I books; travelling; dancing Languages: Ukrainian, English, Russian, am looking for the most. Last book read: “Odnovryemyenno”, by Italian, Spanish. 3 Nuzban, and our Canadian sponsors. On my part I bestseller. ““Deception Point” - is a thriller, Yulia will do my best to achieve both the stated the subject of which is opened out with a Born in Chernivtsi, aims of the CUPP Program and my own space quick.” – NY Times. Ukraine objectives in learning about the operation Lifelong dream: First of all, I want to be Education: Kyiv Kyiv of a democratic government, from the perfectly healthy and have a big family. I International inside. would like to be a famous and respectable Majo specialization: jurist in Ukraine and abroad. I also dream International Law to build a career which will make me the John Sopinka Pertsovskyi, Scholarship Oleksandr President of Ukraine. My MP: Rick DYKSTRA (Ontario) Born in CUPP’07 Expectations: Languages: Ukrainian, Russian, English, Severodonetsk, “Uchitesia braty moyi, Portuguese, Polish Ukraine dumayte, chytayte, Hobbies: Reading, music, art, subcultures, Education:Taras I chuzhomu nauchaytes’ traveling, dance, sport, languages Shevchenko National Ale svoho ne tsuraytes’ !” “The Buddha of Last book read: University of Kyiv, “Study, my brothers, think, read, another’s Suburbia” by Hanif Kureishi Faculty of Economics Lifelong dream: learn also the be not ashamed!” Lifelong self-development Expect to graduate University programs are one of the most CUPP’07 Expectations: with BA Degree in 2008 interesting and the most perspective In general, my expectations from this Humeniuk Family Scholarship for young students. They help add own Program are the following: to gain brand My MP: Roy Cullen (Ontario) knowledge and add wide experience. new experience further applicable to Languages: English, German Students are the society of people which life and to improve my present skills; Hobbies: sports, auto-quests, intellectual form the future of the nations. In the near to have a closer look at Canada and to competition “Brain-ring”. understand Canadian approach to various future they will operate that or other state. matters better, namely cultural diversity, We are the Ukrainian students - a support democracy and self-esteem; to contribute of our culture and development. Who as to positive image of Ukraine abroad; Porayko, not we, cares of the future Ukrainian?! Who to get acquainted with representatives Andriy as not we, steel in basis of “Majdan” and of Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada, and Born in Lviv, Ukraine other demonstrations “ For democracy “?! others. Education: Ivan Who as not the student, is studing effect, Franko National knowing, that soon on shoulders will lie a Panchuk, University, Lviv heavy cargo - the responsibility (before Dmytro Major specialization: the God, people and own conscience)! Born in Dubno, Law I am interested with problems which are Ukraine in Ukraine today. Tyey are: corruption, Education: Ostroh Mazurenko Family Scholarship anti-democratizm, legal nihilism, high Academy National Languages:Ukrainian, English, Russian and a latent crime rate, a low level of a University 3rd year Hobbies: Music (different), billiard living wage (as base social standard) and student of the College (different), playing intellectual games, of Romance and social security. I want to take part in CUPP politics, skiing, tennis, football, basketball. Germanic Languages, because I want to borrow experience from Last book read: English and French language and the Canadian members of Parliament for literature “Deception Point” by Dan Brown. the decision of these negative phenomena Christina Bardyn Scholarship This book is based on the real events, but and processes. CUPP’07 Expectations: there are some overstatements. At the I think, the source of these problems is It seems incredible to be getting a chance end of past millennium NASA declared absence of precise ideology both of the to go to Canada and to do an Internship in that it had found a meteorite the cut of usual citizen, and of national politicians. the Canadian Parliament. In the relatively which showed existence of insects in him Also that worst of all, - nobody knows, how brief period of time, since the summer of and thus led to existence of life in a space to struggle it. 2006 when I applied for CUPP’07 I have environment. In particular, in 1997 year Bill We know, Canada – is one of the richer realized that there is genuine understanding Klinton criticized this program as well and countries in the world - has good potential, and determination on the part of the CUPP called government agencies to finance it. Director and his staff to ensure for us decent state budget and it is included into Dan Brown accents the attention on that Ukrainian students a proper preparation number of the countries of the Big Eight. for the internship and a determination NASA has falsified meteorite and started Naturally, to ours state “heroes” is to that to open up for us a new chapter in our it to Arctic, and thus has got additional to learn at Canadians. understanding of the functioning of the funds on financing of the program. On To tell the truth, I see myself the good government of a true democracy. I sense my opinion, “Deception Point” – is very lawyer or the politician in the future (or a strong spirit of collaboration between us interesting science fiction and cognitive both that, and another). For this purpose

4 I try to accept as more experience in the Sklyarov, where democracy functions and reveals Ukrainian or foreign colleagues, to receive Anatoliy its benefits. as more knowledge in this or that branches. Born in The aim of building a democratic, law- Novomoskovsk, based and social state is still an issue in My purpose - to be an expert in all and to Ukraine Ukraine. While working at the Parliament increase my outlook constant. Education: V.G. of Canada, it would be good to work out the I am very grateful CUPP that it enables Korolenko Poltava ways of implementing Canada’s valuable foreign students to borrow an experience State Pedagogical democratic experience in Ukraine through University, School of mutual cooperation and partnership in of parliamentarism in Canada. As we Foreign Languages order to achieve this aim. know, the Anglo-Saxon system of the right Major specialization: As I perceive it, every Ukrainian being is the most ancient and very effective. I Teacher of English, German and Foreign outside his Motherland is deemed to serve know much about activity of the Ukrainian Literature (current 4th-year student) as an ambassador of his native culture Expected date of graduation: 1 July 2007 and traditions in a foreign country. I am members of parliament and managers; Michael Luchkovich Scholarship strongly convinced that CUPP interns will to this if are interesting and perspective CUPP Scholarship: cope with this task easily in Canada. projects in Ukraine I can lend with foreign Michael Luchkovich Scholarship students a secret of their realization. Languages: Ukrainian, English, German, Udovenko, Spanish, Russian Jaroslav I think, positive and long Canadian- Hobbies: sports activities, political Ukrainian relations between students - are science, PR-management, marketing, Born in Novograd- not a problem too. philosophy, psychology, traveling Volynsky, Ukraine Education: Taras I hope all my plans will coming true! Last book read: ‘Fundamentals of world perception’ by Shevchenko National V. Klizovskiy: the first attempt to experience University of Kyiv, Regush, on a global scale space evolution of Faculty of Economics, mankind and unified laws of life on the Lyubomyr Economical base of Vital Ethic and Theosophy. Expect to graduate Born in Lyucha, Lifelong dream: to become an with BA Degree in 2008 Ukraine outstanding politician to be able to improve Vasyl Loboda Scholarship Education: Ukrainian situation in my Homeland . My MP: Peter Goldring (Alberta) Academy of Foreign CUPP’07 Expectations: Languages: English, German. Trade, Faculty I expect that the CUPP 2007 program will Hobbies: table-tennis, accordion. of International give me a unique opportunity: Economics and 1) to gain the necessary international experience which will be useful for my Management Zhdanova, political and community activities in the Olga Area: International commercial and future Born in Luhansk, economical relations 2) to get acquainted with future leaders Ukraine Ramon Hnatyshyn Scholarship with whom,I hope I will be able to create a Education: My MP: Mario Silva (Ontario) strong and prosperous country. Volodymyr Dahl CUPP’07 Expectations: East-Ukrainian I think CUPP may be good chance to Olenyuk, National University set up relations with young leaders from Andriy Management Faculty, different countries, highly respected Born in Chortkiv, Majoring in Marketing. Canadian politicians. This is, in turn, very Ukraine Taras Shevchenko important for the young scientists from Education: Ivan National pedagogical university of Students and postgraduates scientific Franko National Luhansk. Faculty of foreign languages, organization, young leaders from the University of L’viv Majoring in interpreting Expect to European Youth Parliament-Ukraine Major spec.: Law graduate with master’s degree in 2008. to cooperate with other scientists and Cathy OBAL Ethel Rose Michael Makuch Scholarship leaders abroad. Moreover, this Program Scholarship Languages: Ukrainian, English, German, can be a perfect opportunity for me to Russian Languages: Ukrainian, English, German, Hobbies: Traveling, Tennis, Mushroom broaden my knowledge in many spheres Polish, Russian (from economics to even biology) and hunting, Political Science Hobbies: Music (folk), green tourism, Last book read: improve my communicative skills. Besides mountain climbing, skiing, volleyball, communication is great thing! Due to my playing intellectual games, learning “Notebook” by Nicolas Sparks Lifelong dream: To became a person sociability I have become the chairman of languages, politics, research work on legal issues. whose name will be written into history of the Students and postgraduates scientific Ukraine for good deeds and acts. organization. I like talk people and listen to CUPP’07 Expectations: There is no doubt that my second CUPP’07 Expectations: them. I like share my views and ideas and After completing CUPP07 I expect having know more about views and opinions of experience of the atmosphere of the Canadian Parliament at work will be an an opportunity to bring back to Ukraine “a others. Therefore I can mark out the main extraordinary event in my life. Canada brick” of knowledge and experience that aim of my participating in this Program – it is a democratic country, where the with the help of all our young talented is to get more experience and to share my Rule of Law, human rights and social people will be a small part of “a wall” views. government are not mere declarations, that will make Ukraine one of the most but working principles. That’s the place prosperous country in the world.

5 Members of the House of Commons, Provincial Legislatures, Community Leaders, etc.

OVERVIEW of Canadians of Ukrainian Members of the House of DEAKON Walter Cyril ancestry who have served in the Federal Born 1924 in Edmonton, Alberta. dec. or Provincial Parliaments, Community Commons who have served 1982. Builders and Achievers. This incomplete since Confederation. Lawyer & Professional Engineer summary was prepared by Ihor BARDYN, Elected to the House of Commons for Director of the Canada Ukraine ANDRE Harvie Riding of High Park-Toronto in 1968. Parliamentary Internship Program (CUPP) Born 1940 Edmonton Alberta Served until 1972. Liberal Party of for the Ukrainian university students Chemical Engineer Canada who since 1991 have come to Canada to First elected to House of Commons from complete an internship in the House of Calgary Centre in 1972. Served for 21 DECORE John (Ivan Dikur) Commons and Provincial Legislatures. The years and from 1984 to 1990 as Cabinet Born 1909 in Andrew, Alberta. dec. 1994. summary is intended to demonstrate to the Minister. Progressive Conservative Party Lawyer Interns from Ukraine the commitment of of Canada Elected to House of Commons for Canadians of Ukrainian ancestry to their Vegreville in 1949.Re-elected in 1953. country and community. Any additions ATAMANENKO Alex Served until 1962. In 1950 he was and corrections are welcome and should Born 1945 in New Westminster, British parliamentary advisor to the Canadian be forwarded to [email protected] Columbia delegation at the United Nations. In 1965 Teacher he became Chief Judge of the District First Elected to House of Commons from Court for Northern Alberta. In 1979 Canada and its BC Southern Interior in 2000. Re-elected appointed Justice of the Court of Queen’s in 2004. New Democratic Party Bench of Alberta. Played an important governments role in helping members of the Division BEZAN James Galizien who were British prisoners of Canada is a federal constitutional monarchy Born 1965 in Russell, Manitoba war to immigrate to Canada. Liberal Party with parliamentary democracy, comprising Farmer of Canada of ten provinces and three territories. The Elected to House of Commons for Riding name Canada comes from a word in the of Selkirk-Interlake, Manitoba in 2004. FEWCHUK Ron language of the St. Lawrence Iroquoians Conservative Party of Canada Born 1941 in Selkirk, Manitoba. meaning “village” or “settlement.” Businessperson BODNAR Morris Elected to House of Commons for Riding Following several constitutional Born 1948 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan of Selkirk-Red River, Manitoba in 1993. conferences, the British North America Lawyer Retired from politics in 1997. Liberal Act brought about Confederation creating Elected to House of Commons for Riding Party of Canada “one dominion under the name of Canada” of Dundurn, Saskatchewan in 1993. Served on July 1, 1867 with four provinces: until 1997. Liberal Party of Canada GURBIN Gary Ontario, Quebec Nova Scotia and New Born 1941 in Essex, Ontario Brunswick. CAFIK Norman Augustine Physician & Surgeon Born 1929 Toronto Ontario. Elected to House of Commons for Riding The Federal or national parliament is made Publisher of Bruce-Grey, Ontario in 1979. Re- up of the Monarch (Her Majesty Queen Elected to House of Commons for Riding elected in 1980 and 1984. Served until Elizabeth II) and two houses: an elected of Ontario in Province of Ontario in 1968. 1988. Progressive Conservative Party of House of Commons and an appointed Served until 1979. Canada Senate. Each member of the House of In 1977, became the second MP of Commons (MP) is elected by simple Ukrainian ancestry to be appointed to the HLYNKA Anthony (Anton) plurality in an electoral district (or riding Federal Cabinet, by Prime Minister Pierre Born 1907 in Ukraine. dec. 1957. or constituency). The House of Commons Trudeau. Became Minister of State for Journalist, Publisher consists of 308 members (MP’s) elected Multiculturalism. Michael Starr was the A scholarship has been named in his honour fi rst past the post from 308 single-member fi rst MP of Ukrainian ancestry appointed by the Canada Ukraine Parliamentary electoral districts (constituencies or to Cabinet, by Prime Minister John Program. Elected to House of Commons ridings). Diefenbaker. Liberal Party of Canada for Riding of Vegreville in 1940. Re- elected in 1945. Served until 1949. Social Credit Party

6 HNATYSHYN Ramon John KUCHEREPA John William Foreman CNR Born 1934 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Born 1919 in Toronto, Ontario. dec.1990. Elected to House of Commons for riding dec. 2002. Physician & Surgeon of Portage, Manitoba in 1972. Re-elected Lawyer Elected to House of Commons for Riding in 1974. Served until 1979. Progressive Elected to House of Commons for Riding of High Park, Ontario in 1957. Re-elected Conservative Party of Canada of Saskatoon-Biggar, Saskatchewan in 1958. Served until 1962. Progressive in 1974. Re-elected in 3 subsequent Conservative Party of Canada NESDOLY Elias elections.. Cabinet Minister from 1979 to Born 1931 in Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan 1988. Served as Canada’s 24th Governor LASTEWKA Walter (Walt) Thomas Teacher General from 1990 to 1995. A scholarship Born 1940 in Montreal, Quebec. Elected to House of Commons for Riding has been named in his honour by the Executive Manager, Industrial Engineer of Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan in 1972. Canada Ukraine Parliamentary Program, Elected to House of Commons for Riding Served until 1974. NDP in recognition of his support for the CUPP of St.Catharines, Ontario in 1993. Re- program during his years as Governor- elected in 3 subsequent elections. Served PANKIW Jim General. Progressive Conservative Party. until 2006. Liberal Party of Canada Born 1966 in Unity, Saskatchewan Chiropractor HOLOWACH Ambrose LESICK William Elected to House of Commons in 1997. Born 1914 in Edmonton, Alberta. Born 1923 in Spedden, Alberta Re-elected in 2000. Served until 2004. dec.1993 Pharmacist Reform Party, Canadian Alliance Party Businessperson, Concert Violinist Elected to House of Commons for Riding of Elected to House of Commons for Riding Edmonton East in 1984. Defeated William PAPROSKI Steve of Edmonton East, in 1953. Re-elected Yurko. Served until 1988. Progressive Born 1928 in Lviv, Ukraine dec. 1993. in 1957. Served until 1958 when was Conservative Party of Canada Elected to House of Commons for Riding defeated by William Skoreyko. Social of Edmonton Centre in 1968. Re-elected Credit Party LEWYCKY Laverne in 1972, 1974, 1979, 1980 1984 and 1988. Born 1946 in Dauphin, Manitoba Cabinet Minister from 1979 to 1980 and KINDY Alexander University Professor again from 1984 to 1993. Was of Polish- Born 1930 in Warsaw, Poland. Elected to House of Commons for Riding Ukrainian ancestry. Played football for Medical Doctor of Dauphin, Manitoba in 1980. Served the Edmonton Eskimos from 1949 to Elected to House of Commons in 1984 for until 1984. New Democratic Party of 1954. Progressive Conservative Party of Calgary East, Alberta. In 1988 re-elected Canada (NDP) Canada in Riding of Calgary Northeast. Served until 1993. Progressive Conservative LUCHKOVICH Michael SCHREYER Edward Party Born 1892 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, Born 1935 in Beausejour, Manitoba. USA. dec. 1973. University Professor. KOMARNICKI Edward Teacher Elected to House of Commons for Born 1949 in Cudworth, Saskatchewan. Elected to House of Commons for Riding Springfi eld riding in 1965. Re-elected for Lawyer of Vegreville, Alberta in 1926. First Selkirk riding in 1968. Served until 1969 Elected to House of Commons for Riding Member of Parliament of Ukrainian when returned to Provincial politics and of Souris-Moose Mountain, Saskatchewan ancestry. Re-elected in 1930. Served until served as Premier of Manitoba from 1969 in 2004. Conservative Party of Canada 1935. to 1977. A scholarship has been named A Scholarship was named for Michael in his honour by the Canada Ukraine KORCHINSKI Stanley James Luchkovich, by the Canada Ukraine Parliamentary Program in recognition of Born 1929 in Rama, Saskatchewan. dec. Parliamentary Program. United Farmers his support for Ukrainian Studies at the 2000 of Alberta Party. University of Toronto. Spoke German, Farmer French Polish & Ukrainian. NDP Elected to House of Commons for Riding MANDZIUK Nicholas of Mackenzie, Saskatchewan in 1958. Re- Born 1902 in Ukraine. dec. 1969 SEKORA Lou elected in 8 subsequent elections. Served Lawyer, teacher Businessperson until 1984. Was of Polish- Ukrainian Elected to the House of Commons for the Born 1931 in Hafford, Saskatchewan ancestry. Honoured by the Ukrainian Riding of Marquette, Manitoba in 1957. Elected to House of Commons for Professional & Business Association of Re-elected in 4 subsequent elections. Riding of Port Moody Coquitlan, British Windsor, Ontario. Keynote speaker at Served until 1968. Progressive Columbia in 1998. Served until 2000. Ukrainian Annual Graduates Banquet of Conservative Party. Liberal Party of Canada Windsor-Detroit in 1960. Progressive Conservative Party of MASNIUK Peter Paul Canada Born 1920 in Morweena, Manitoba. dec. 1995

7 SHYMKO Yuri Roman was named in honour of Michael Starr WITER Andrew Born 1940 in Cosel, Poland. by the Canada Ukraine Parliamentary Born 1946 in Lviv, Ukraine. Teacher Program in recognition of his support Businessperson Elected to House of Commons in 1978 for the CUPP program. Progressive Elected to House of Commons for Riding by-election defeating future Mayor Art Conservative Party of Canada of High Park, Ontario in 1984. Served Eggleton. Served until 1979. until 1988.Progressive Conservative Party With backing of Canadian Government he STEFURA Peter of Canada. launched a historic initiative at the United Born 1923 in Chipman, Alberta. Nations for the peaceful dissolution of the Farmer WRZESNEWSKYJ Borys Soviet Union, in 1978. Elected to House of Commons in 1957 for Born 1960 in Toronto, Ontario. Progressive Conservative Party of Riding of Vegreville, Alberta. Served until Businessperson. Canada 1958. Social Credit Party Elected to House of Commons for Riding of Etobicoke Centre, Ontario in 2004. SKOREYKO William SULATYCKY Allen Active in Canadian Delegation to the Born 1922 in Edmonton, Alberta. dec. Born 1938 in Hafford, Saskatchewan. Ukrainian National Election of 2004. 1987 Lawyer Liberal Party of Canada Businessperson Elected to House of Commons in 1968 Elected to House of Commons for Riding for Riding of Rocky Mountain, Alberta. YACULA Val of Edmonton East in 1958. Re-elected Served until 1972. Born in 1908 in Ukraine. dec. 1958. in 6 subsequent elections. Served until Appointed Associate Chief Justice of the Teacher 1979. Progressive Conservative Party of Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta in Elected to the House of Commons for the Canada 2000. Riding of Springfi eld Manitoba in 1958. Liberal Party of Canada Was replaced by Dr.Joseph Slogan who SLOGAN Joseph won by-election of December 1958. Born 1931 in Windsor, Ontario TROST Bradley Progressive Conservative Party Dentist Born 1974 in Langenburg, Saskatchewan Elected to House of Commons for Riding Farmer, Geophysicist YEWCHUK Paul of Springfi eld, Manitoba in 1958. Re- Elected to House of Commons for Riding Born 1937 in Bonnyville, Alberta. elected in 1962 & 1963. Served until of Saskatoon-Humboldt, Saskatchewan in Physician & Surgeon 1965. Progressive Conservative Party of 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Is of English- Elected to House of Commons for Canada Ukrainian ancestry. Conservative Party of Riding of Athabasca in 1968. Re-elected Canada in 3 subsequent elections. Served until SMERCHANSKI Mark 1980. Progressive Conservative Party of Born 1914 in Malonton, Manitoba. WARAWA Mark Canada. dec.1989. Born 1950 in Langley, British Columbia Professional Engineer, University Businessperson YURKO William (Vasyl) Professor Elected to House of Commons for Riding Born 1926 in Bojan, Alberta. dec.1981. Elected to House of Commons for Riding of Langley, British Columbia in 2004. Re- Chemical Engineer of Provencher, Manitoba in 1968. Served elected in 2006. Conservative Party of Elected to House of Commons for Riding until 1972. Canada of Edmonton East in 1979. Served until He served in the Manitoba Legislature 1984. from 1962 to 1966, for Riding of Burrows. WASYLYCIA-LEIS Judy On September 23, 1983 tabled Bill C-69 Was defeated in 1966 by Ben Hanuschak Policy Planning Consultant and on March 14, 1984 again tried with of the NDP. Born 1951 in Kitchener, Ontario. Bill C-228 to pardon Louis Riel. The Act There is a Mark Smerchanski Memorial Elected to House of Commons for Riding was fi nally passed in 1992. Progressive Prize in Women’s Studies at the University of Winnipeg North Centre in 1997. Re- Conservative Party of Manitoba. Liberal Party of Canada, elected in 3 subsequent elections. New Liberal Party of Manitoba Democratic Party ZAPLITNY Fred Born 1913 in Oak Brae Manitoba. dec. STARR (Starchewsky) Michael WESELAK Anton Bernard 1964 Born1910 in Copper Cliff, Ontario. dec. Born 1918 in Beausejour, Manitoba. Dec. Teacher 2000 1989. Elected to House of Commons for Elected to House of Commons in 1952. Lawyer Dauphin, Manitoba Riding in 1945. Re-elected in next 3 subsequent elections. Elected to House of Commons for Served until 1949. Re-elected in 1953 and First Cabinet Minister of Ukrainian Springfi eld, Manitoba Riding in 1953. 1957. Served until 1958. CCF ancestry 1957 to 1963.Recipient of Queen Served until 1957. Liberal Party of Elizabeth 11 Jubilee Medal. A scholarship Canada

8 Senators WALL (Volokhatiuk) William Michael of Law University of Saskatchewan. Born1911 in Ethelbert, Manitoba. Appointed to Court of Queen’s Bench in ANDREYCHUK Raynell dec.1962. 1972, Court of Appeal in 1974 and became Born 1944 in Saskatoon Saskatchewan Teacher Chief Justice of Saskatchewan in 1981 Lawyer First Senator of Ukrainian ancestry. Chancellor University of Regina; Appointed to Senate from the senatorial DECORE John Ambassador to Portugal, Kenya, Uganda, division of Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1955 Born 1924 in Andrew, Alberta. dec. 1994. Somalia & Comoros. In 1993 appointed by Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent. In 1965 appointed Chief Judge of the to the Senate for Saskatchewan by Liberal Party of Canada District Court of Alberta and in 1979 Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Active appointed to the Court of Queen’s Bench in Canada’s recognition of Ukrainian WEIBE John Edward Neil (Jack) for Alberta. genocide of 1932/1933. Was the fi rst Born 1936 in Herbert, Saskatchewan. dec. woman Senator from Saskatchewan. 2007. HEWAK Benjamin A scholarship has been named in her Farmer. Born 1935 in Manitoba honour in recognition of her support for Called by Saskatchewan Premier Lorne Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s the CUPP program over the past 10 years. Calvert as a “son of Saskatchewan soil. Bench of Manitoba. Served as Justice for Progressive Conservative Party. According to John Weibe his paternal 17 years.. Was the fi rst Ukrainian to great-great grandfather Jacob Wiebe, hold the position of Chief Justice. BEILISH Martha a Mennonite, lived with his family in Active in community organizations and Born 1915 in Smokey Lake, Alberta Molochanks and Crimea, Ukraine before projects such as Ukrainian National Farmer, Teacher moving to the USA and eventually Youth Federation, Chairman of Seven Appointed to the Senate for the senatorial Saskatchewan. He was a colleague of Oaks Hospital Foundation, member of division of Lakeland, Alberta in 1979 Premier Roy Romanow at the University St.Andrews College Advisory board, by Prime Minister Joe Clark. Served of Saskatchewan and was appointed Ukrainian Cultural Centre (OSEREDOK), until 1990.First woman of Ukrainian Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan in member of the Canadian Judicial Council ancestry to be appointed to the Senate. 1994 on the recommendation of Premier Progressive Conservative Party Romanow to succeed Sylvia Fedoruk. LYSYK Kenneth Martin Served as a Liberal MLA for the Riding Born 1934 in Khedive, Saskatchewan. EWASEW John of Morse from 1971 to 1978. Served as dec. 2003. Born 1922 in Grenfell, Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan’s Lieutenant Governor from Lawyer dec. 1978. 1994 to 2000. In 2000 he was appointed He earned a BA at McGill University, an Lawyer to the Senate by Prime Minister Jean LL.B at the University of Saskatchewan, Appointed to the Senate from senatorial Chrétien and served until 2004. Liberal and a B.C.L at Oxford University. He division of Montarville, Quebec in 1976 Party of Canada was a member of the Faculty of Law at by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Liberal the University of British Columbia from Party of Canada YUZYK Paul 1060 to 1970 and the Faculty of Law at the Born 1913 in Pinto, Saskatchewan. dec University of Toronto from 1970 to 1972. HNATYSHYN John .1986. He served as Deputy Attorney General Born in Ukraine in 1907. Raised near University Professor for Saskatchewan from 1972 to 1976 and Canora Saskatchewan. dec. 1967. Appointed to Senate from Manitoba, in then returned to the University of British Lawyer 1963 by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. Columbia as Deal of Law from 1976 to Appointed to Senate from the senatorial Director from 1963 of Canadian Council 1982. In 1983 he was appointed to the division of Saskatoon in 1959 by Prime of Christians and Jews. Acting Chair Supreme Court of British Columbia, until Minister John Diefenbaker. Father of of Canadian Parliamentary Amnesty his death. Victor, David, Elizabeth and Ramon John International Group. Knight-Commander Degrees from McGill University, the 24th Governor General of Canada. of the Order of St.Gregory and Grand University of Saskatchewan, and Oxford Progressive Conservative Party Cross of Knights of Malta. A scholarship University has been named in his honour by the Served as Deputy Attorney General for TKACHUK David Canada Ukraine Parliamentary Program. Saskatchewan from 1972 to 1976. Dean Born 1945 in Saskatoon Saskatchewan. Progressive Conservative Party of of the Faculty of Law at the University of Teacher Canada British Columbia from 1976 to 1982. In Appointed to Senate from Saskatchewan in 1983 appointed to the Supreme Court of 1993 by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney Judiciary British Columbia Past Chair of the Diefenbaker Society Inc.. Progressive Conservative Party BAYDA Edward Dmytro SOPINKA John Born in Alvena Saskatchewan Born 1933 in Broderick, Saskatchewan. Completed studies of Law at the College dec.1997.

9 Lawyer, author, one of Canada’s leading LIBA Peter Michael Farmer jurists.Lead Counsel representing the Born 1940 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Elected to the 17th Legislature of the Ukrainian Canadian Community before dec.2007 Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the the Deschenes Commission convened by Journalist, businessperson Riding of Vegreville in 1971. Re-elected Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, in 1985 Was one of founding shareholders of in 1975, 1979 and 1982. Served until to conduct an Inquiry on War Criminals CanWest Group of Companies. In 1993 1986. in Canada. Played football for the Toronto was appointed Executive Vice-President Served as Chairman of the Ukrainian Argonauts Football Club. Appointed to of CanWest Communications Corp., with Cultural Heritage Village Advisory the Supreme Court of Canada in 1988 responsibilities in Canada, Australia, New Board. by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. A Zealand and Chile. Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta scholarship has been named in honour Appointed Manitoba’s 22nd Lieutenant of John Sopinka in recognition of his Governor in 1999.Served until 2004. BENIUK Andrew George support and his active participation in Inducted an Offi cer of the Order of Canada Born 1944 in St.Paul, Alberta. leading education seminars for Ukrainian in 1984. Commercial Realtor university students participating in the Liberal Party of Canada Elected to Alberta Legislature for Riding Canada Ukraine Parliamentary Program of Edmonton-Norwood in 1993. Served during their Internship in the House of WIEBE John Edward Neil (Jack) until 1997.Volunteer organizer in Ukraine Commons. Born 1936 in Herbert Saskatchewan. dec. with pro-democracy Parliamentarians. 2007. International observer at 1991 Ukraine TARNOPOLSKY Walter Surma Farmer Independence Referendum. Founding Born 1932 in Gronlid, Saskatchewan. dec. Appointed Lieutenant Governor of Board Member of Canada-Ukraine 1993 Saskatchewan in 1994. Served until 2000. Legislative Education Program. Lawyer Independent, Progressive Conservative Member of the United Nations Human WOROBETZ Stephen Party of Alberta. Rights Committee (1977 to 1983). President Born 1914 in Krydor, Saskatchewan. of the Canadian Civil Rights Association Physician & Surgeon, Philanthropist BONKO Bill (1977 to 1981).President of the Canadian Awarded the Military Cross while serving Elected to Alberta Legislature for Riding Foundation for Ukrainian Studies (1976 as medical offi cer in Italy during WW 11 of Edmonton Decore in 2004 to 1977). Author of the Canadian Bill Appointed as Saskatchewan’s 13th Liberal Party of Alberta of Rights (1966) and co-editor of The Lieutenant Governor in 1970. Served until Canadian Charter of Rights: Commentary 1976. Was fi rst Ukrainian Lieutenant BRODA Dave (1982). Appointed to Supreme Court Governor. Inducted an Offi cer of the Born 1944 in Waugh, Alberta of Ontario (Appeals Division) in 1983. Order of Canada in 1993. Together with his Businessperson Advisor to the governments of Tanzania spouse Micheline established the Stephen Elected to the 24th Legislature of the and Ukraine in the Constitution process and Micheline Worobetz Foundation to Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the and Board member of the Ukrainian Legal support community development. Riding of Redwater in 1997. Re-elected in Foundation in Kyiv, Ukraine. A scholarship 2001. Served until 2004. was named in honour of Walter Surma Chairman of Advisory Council of Tarnopolsky in recognition of his support Alberta Legislative Alberta-Ukraine Relations. Progressive for the education of Ukraine’s university Conservative of Alberta. students in the parliamentary democracy Assembly process. BUCK Walter Alberta joined the Dominion of Canada Born 1930, Elk Point, Alberta Provincial Lieutenant on September 1, 1905. Edmonton was Dentist the capital. The province of Alberta was Elected to the 16th Legislature of the Governors named after Princess Louise Caroline Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the Alberta, the fourth daughter of Queen Riding of Clover Bar in 1967. Re-elected FEDORUK Sylvia Olga Victoria. The Legislative Assembly for Riding of Clover Bar in 1975, 1979, Born 1927 in Canora, Saskatchewan. consists of 83 members elected fi rst past 1982 and 1986. Served until 1989. Social University Professor, Researcher the post from 83 single –member electoral Credit Party Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan districts (constituencies or ridings). The 1988 to 1994 government of Alberta is organized CENAIKO Harvey Inducted as Offi cer of the Order of as a parliamentary democracy with a Born1956, Wakaw, Saskatchewan Canada. Inducted into the Saskatchewan unicameral legislature. Police Offi cer Sports Hall of Fame in 1973. Was the Elected to the 25th Legislature of the fi rst woman Lieutenant Governor. BATIUK John Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the From 1986 to 1989 was Chancellor of the Born 1923 in Mundare, AB. dec. 2005. Riding of Calgary Buffalo in 2001.Re- University of Saskatchewan.

10 elected in 2004. Progressive Conservative Riding of Edmonton Glengarry in 1989. EWASIUK Edward of Alberta Re-elected in 1993. Served until 1997. Born 1933 Vegreville, Alberta Paying tribute following Decore’s his Community worker Elected to the 21st Legislature of the CHABA Peter death Prime Minister Jean Chrétien Legislative assembly of Alberta for the Born 1903, in Western Ukraine. Came to said “The people of Alberta have lost an Riding of Edmonton Beverly in 1986. Re- Canada in 1910. dec. 1964. extraordinary gifted leader”. Liberal Party elected in 1989. Served until 1993. NDP Grain Buyer of Alberta. 1996 recipient of Alberta’s Elected to Alberta Legislature for Riding Micheal Luchkovich Award for public FEDUN William Philip of Redwater in 1948. Re-elected in 1952. service. Born 1879 Halychyna, Ukraine. Came to Served until 1955. Volunteer with Boy Canada in 1898. dec. 1949. Farmer. Served on the Mundare Municipal Scouts Movement. Member of Executive DIACHUK Bill Council and Mundare School Council. of Ukrainian National Federation Alberta Born 1929, in Vegreville, Alberta. Elected to the 5th Legislature of the Council. Succeeded by Alfred Macyk a Businessperson Legislative assembly of Alberta for the Liberal. Elected to the 17th Legislature of the riding of Victoria in 1921. Served until Social Credit Party Legislative assembly of Alberta for the 1926. United Farmers of Alberta Riding of Edmonton Beverly in 1971. Re- CHICHAK Catherine elected in 1975, 1979, and 1982. Served GORDEY Alexander William Born 1934 in Wynyard, Saskatchewan until 1986. Born 1912 Borivtsi, Ukraine. Came to Educator, Law Clerk Cabinet Minister from 1979 to 1986. Canada in 1914. dec. 1983. Elected to the 17th Legislature of the Member Ukrainian Professional & Teacher. th Legislative assembly of Alberta for the Business Association of Edmonton. Elected to the 15 Legislature of the Riding of Edmonton Norwood in 1971. President of Ukrainian Canadian Social Legislative assembly of Alberta for the Riding of Vegreville in 1959. Re-elected Re-elected in 1975, and 1979. Served until Services. Progressive Conservative of in 1963 and 1967. Served until 1971. 1982. Was fi rst woman of Ukrainian Alberta President of Ukrainian Self-Reliance ancestry to be elected to the Alberta League. Lifetime member of Canadian Legislature. DROBOT John Legion. Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta Born 1926 in Lake Elize Elk Point, Social Credit Party Alberta. CHORNOHUS Michael Farmer & Rancher GORESKI Isidore Born 1888, Rusbanilla, Ukraine. Came to Elected to the 20th Legislature of the Born 1902 Barbivtsi (now Brusnytsia), Canada in 1900. Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the Ukraine. Came to Canada in 1906 to Stony Farmer Riding of St.Paul in 1982. Re-elected in Mountain, Manitoba. dec. 1999. Elected to the 5th Legislature of the 1989. Served until 1993. Awarded Queen’s Educator, Historian Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the Silver Jubilee Medal for Community Elected to the 7th Legislature of the Riding of Whitford in the by-election of Service in 1977. Social Credit Party Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the 1923. Served until 1926. United Farmers riding of Whitford in 1930. Served until of Alberta. DUBETZ John 1935. Was last surviving legislature Born 1916 in Smoky Lake, Alberta. dec. member of the United Farmers of DANYLUK Ray 2002. Alberta Party. Often described as a powerful farmers lobby and not a political Born in Calgary, Alberta Businessperson party. Served as offi cer in the Royal Farmer Elected to the 14th Legislature of the Canadian Air Force from 1941 to 1945. Elected to the 25th Legislature of the Legislative assembly of Alberta for the Assisted in the publication of the book Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the Riding of Redwater in 1959. Served until “Ukrainian Pioneers of Alberta” Riding of Lac La Biche -St.Paul, 2001. Re- 1963 and succeeded by Michael Senych. Was instrumental in establishing elected in 2004. Appointed to the Cabinet Member of Canadian Legion. Social Ukrainian as a second language of Edward Stelmach in 2006. Progressive Credit Party in Alberta High Schools. Rector of Conservative Party of Alberta Mykhaylo Hrushevsky Ukrainian Institute DUSHENSKI Nicholas William in Edmonton. United Farmers of Alberta. DECORE Laurence (Lavrentiy Dikur) Born 1920 in Willingdon, Alberta 1989 recipient of Alberta’s Micheal Born 1940 Vegreville Alberta. dec. 1999. Farmer & teacher Luchkovich Award for public service. Lawyer Elected to the 12th Legislature of the Elected Mayor of Edmonton in 1977 and Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the HALEY Carol re-elected in 1983. riding of Willingdon in 1952. Defeated Born 1951 in Edmonton, Alberta Elected Leader of the Alberta Liberal William Tomyn. Re-elected in 1955. Businessperson Party in 1988. Served until 1959. Succeeded by Nicholas Elected to Alberta Legislature for Riding Elected to the 22nd Legislature of the Melnyk of the Social Credit Party. CCF of Airdrie-Rocky View in 1993. Re- Legislative Assembly of Alberta, for the elected in 1997 and 2001. Progressive

11 Conservative Party of Alberta the Governor-General’s Commemorative Born 1899 Biliawciy Brody, Ukraine. Medal. Has served under Alberta Premiers Came to Canada in 1902. dec. 1965 HLADY Mark Everett Peter Lougheed, Don Getty, Ralph Teacher, Lawyer Born 1959, Fort William, Ontario Klein and Ed Stelmach. Progressive Elected to the 7th Legislature of the Businessperson Conservative Party of Alberta Legislative assembly of Alberta for the Elected to Alberta Legislature for Riding riding of Victoria in 1930. Served until of Calgary-Mountain View in 1993. Re- KOZIAK Julian Gregory Josaphat 1936. Chairman of St.John’s Institute elected in 1997 and 2001. Served until Born 1940 in Edmonton, Alberta of Edmonton. Member of Ukrainian 2004. Progressive Conservative Party of Lawyer Professional & Business Association. Alberta Elected to the 17th Legislature of the United Farmers of Alberta, Liberal Party Legislative Assembly of Alberta, for the of Alberta HOHOL Edward Albert Riding of Edmonton Strathcona in 1971. Born 1922 in Two Hills, Alberta Re-elected in 1975, 1979, and 1982. PAPROSKI Carl Michael Teacher Served until 1986. Born 1945 in Edmonton, Alberta Elected to the 17th Legislature of the Cabinet Minister from 1975 to 1986. Social Worker Legislative assembly of Alberta, for the Progressive Conservative Party Elected to Alberta Legislature for Riding riding of Edmonton Belmont in 1971. Re- of Edmonton-Kingsway in 1982. Served elected in 1975. Served until 1979. Cabinet LOBAY Harry until 1992. Progressive Conservative Minister from 1971 to 1979. Progressive Born 1917 in Spedden, Alberta. dec. Party of Alberta Conservative of Alberta 1991. Businessperson PAPROSKI Kenneth Robert Howard HOLOWACH Ambrose Elected to the 11th Legislature of the Born 1931 in Edmonton, Alberta Born 1914 in Edmonton, Alberta. dec. Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the Physician & Surgeon 1993. Riding of Beaver River in 1948. Re- Elected to the Alberta Legislature for Businessperson, Concert Violinist elected in 1952 in Riding of Lac La Biche. the Riding of Edmonton –Kingsway in Elected to the 14th Legislature of the Served until 1955. 1971. Re-elected in 1975, 1979 and 1982. Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the Social Credit Party Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta Riding of Edmonton Centre in 1959. Re- elected in 1963 and 1967. Served until LUDWIG Albert PONICH Michael 1971. Cabinet Minister in government of Born 1919 in Melford Saskatchewan. Born 1905 in Pakan, Alberta. dec. 1957 Premier Ernest Manning. Lawyer Teacher & Lawyer Awarded a Gold Medal at the 1934 Vienna Elected to Alberta Legislature for Riding Elected to the 10th Legislature of the Music Festival in Piano. Performed of Calgary North East in 1959, 1963, 1967 Legislative assembly of Alberta for the concerts in Europe, USA and Canada. and the Riding of Calgary Mountain View riding of Vegreville in 1944. Re-elected Founded the Empire Opera of Edmonton in 1971. Served until 1975. Social Credit in 1948 and 1952. Served until 1955. in 1940. Party Succeeded by Stanley Ruzycki of the Social Credit Party of Alberta CCF. Social Credit Party MELNYK Nicholas KOVACH William Born 1912 Willingdon, Alberta dec. 1973. POPIL James Elected to the Alberta Legislature for the Teacher Elected to the 8th Legislature of the Riding of Pincher Creek-Crowsnest in Elected to the 14th Legislature of the Legislative assembly of Alberta for riding 1948. Re-elected in 1952, 1955, 1959, Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the of Sturgeon in 1935. Re-elected for Riding 1963. Social Credit Party Riding of Willingdon-Two Hills in 1959. of Redwater in 1940 and 1944. Served Re-elected in 1963 and 1967 for Riding of until 1948. Succeeded by Peter Chaba in KOWALSKI Kenneth Reginald Willingdon-Two Hills. Served until 1971. 1948. Social Credit Party Born 1945 in Bonnyville, Alberta Social Credit Party Teacher PURDY William Frederick Elected to Alberta Legislature for Riding MIROSH Dianne Born 1940 in Edmonton, Alberta of Barrhead-Westlock in 1979. Re-elected Born in Edmonton, Alberta. Engineer in 1982, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1997 and 2001 Nurse Elected to Alberta Legislature for Riding and 2004. Cabinet Minister from 1986 to Elected to Alberta Legislature for Riding of Stony Plain in 1971. Re-elected in 1994. of Calgary-Glenmore in 1986. Re-elected 1975, 1979, and 1982. Served until 1986. Elected Speaker of the Alberta in 1989, and 1993. Cabinet Minister from Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta Legislature in 1997. Re-elected Speaker 1992 to 1996. in 2001. Awarded the Special Achievement Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta RODNEY Dave award in 1992 by the Ukrainian Canadian Educator Congress of Alberta. Also in 1992 awarded MISKIW Peter Alexander Elected to Alberta Legislature for Riding

12 of Calgary-Lougheed in 2004. to the Alberta Legislature. Liberal Party until 2004. Cabinet Minister from 1996 to Awarded Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal of Alberta 2001. Progressive Conservative Party for Community Service. Has climbed Mt.Everest on two occasions. Progressive STELMACH Edward Michael WOYTKIW George Conservative Party of Alberta Born 1951 in Lamont, Alberta Elected to the 9th Legislature of the Farmer Legislative assembly of Alberta for the rd RUZYCKI Stanley Nicholas Elected to the 23 Legislature of the riding of Vegreville in 1940. Served until Born 1915 in Mundare, Alberta Legislative assembly of Alberta for the 1944. Social Credit Party Teacher. Polish & Ukrainian ancestry. Riding of Vegreville-Viking in 1993. Re- Elected to the 13th Legislature of the elected in 1997, 2001 and 2004. Elected YANKOWSKY Julius Edward Leader of the Progressive Conservative Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the Born 1938 in Lamont, Alberta Party of Alberta and succeeded Ralph riding of Vegreville in 1955. Served until Surveyor & engineer Klein as the 13th Premier of Alberta 1959. CCF Elected to the 23rd Legislature of the on December 3, 2006. Progressive Conservative Party Legislative Assembly of Alberta, for the SENYCH Michael Riding of Edmonton-Beverly- Belmont Born 1926 in Corbin, British Columbia TOMYN William in 1993. Re-elected in 1997 and 2001. Teacher Born 1905 Warwick, Alberta Served until 2004. th Elected to the 15 Legislature of the Businessperson Liberal Party of Alberta, Progressive Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the First elected to the 8th Legislature of the Conservative Party of Alberta Riding of Redwater in 1963. Re-elected Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the in 1967. Served until 1971. Social Credit riding of Whitford in 1935. Re-elected YURKO William Party in Riding of Willingdon in 1940, 1944, Born 1926 in Hairy Hills, Alberta. 1948, 1952, 1959, 1963 and 1967. Elected dec.1981. SHANDRO Andrew Stephan in Ridings of Whitford, Willigdon and Chemical Engineer Born 1886 in Rusbanila, Ukraine. Edmonton Norwood and was the 6th Elected to the 16th Legislature of the dec.1942. longest serving MLA in Alberta history. Legislative assembly of Alberta for the Farmer. Served until 1971. Riding of Edmonton Gold Bar in 1971. Came to Canada in 1898 and settled near Social Credit Party Re-elected in 1975 and 1979. Cabinet rd Andrew, Alberta. Elected to 3 Legislature Minister 1971 to 1979. Progressive of Alberta for Riding of Whitford, Alberta TOPOLNISKY George Conservative Party in 1913. The. He came into confl ict with Born 1929 in Pakan, Alberta the Minister of Education J.R.Boyle over Educator ZAOZIRNY John Brian the question of availability of Ukrainian Elected to the Legislature of the Legislative Born 1947, Calgary, Alberta language instruction in the public schools. Assembly of Alberta for the Riding of Lawyer A libel suit followed and he was deprived Redwater-Andrew in 1971. Re-elected in Elected to 19th Legislature of the of his seat in the Legislature and the 1975, 1979, and 1982. Served until 1986. Legislative assembly of Alberta for election was declared void by the courts Cabinet Minister in 1971. Progressive but the voters of the Riding of Whitford Conservative Party of Alberta the Riding of Calgary Forest Lawn in re-elected Shandro in the by-election in 1979. Re-elected in 1982. Served until 1915. In 1917 he was acclaimed under TRYNCHY Peter 1986. Cabinet Minister 1982 until 1986. Section 38 of the Alberta Election Act, Born 1931in Rockfort Bridge, Alberta Progressive Conservative Party which stipulated that any MLA of the 3rd Businessperson & farmer Alberta Legislative Assembly would be Elected to the 17th Legislature of the ZARIWNY Al Roman guaranteed re-election, with no contest Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the Elected to Alberta Legislature for the held, if members joined for war time Riding of Edmonton Whitecourt in 1971. Riding of Edmonton Strathcona in 1993. service. Shandro was one of 11 MLA’s who Re-elected in 1975, 1979, 1982, 1986, Served until 1997. Liberal Party of Alberta. served in the armed service. He served as 1989 for Riding of Whitecourt-Ste.Anne 2007 recipient of Michael Luchkovich a lieutenant in the Canadian Army, during in 1993, and 1997. Served until . 2001. Award for public service. WW 1. In 1921 Shandro won the election Cabinet Minister from 1979 to 1994. in Whitford Riding, but the courts again Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta ZARUSKY Steve declared the election void. In the by- Born 1943 in Smoky Lake, Alberta election of 1923 Shandro was defeated by WOLOSHYN Stan Farmer & Businessperson Michael Chornohus of the United Farmers Born 1939 in Edmonton, Alberta Elected to the 21st Legislature of the of Alberta. Chornohus did not contest the Teacher Legislative assembly of Alberta for the nd next election in 1926. Shandro was an Elected to the 22 Legislature of the Riding of Redwater-Andrew in 1986. Re- early community leader who established a Legislative Assembly of Alberta for elected in 1989. Served until 1993. proud legacy in Alberta. Shandro was the the Riding of Stony Plain in 1989. Re- Progressive Conservative of Alberta fi rst MLA of Ukrainian ancestry elected elected in 1993, 1997 and 2001. Served

13 ZIP Bohdan United Farmers of Manitoba Party/ in Emerson Riding. Served until 1977. Born 1929 in Yellow Creek, Progressive Party/Liberal Progressive NDP Saskatchewan Party/Liberal Progressive Coalition/CCF Economist & Businessperson Elected to the 20th Legislature of the BUCKLASCHUK John DERKACH Leonard Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Born 1939 Rossburn Manitoba. Born 1945 in Rossburn, Manitoba. the Riding of Calgary Mountainview Educator Teacher in 1982. Served until 1986. President of Elected to the Legislature of the Legislative Elected to the Legislature of the Legislative Ukrainian Canadian Congress of Calgary. Assembly of Manitoba for the Riding of assembly of Manitoba for the Riding of Progressive Conservative Party Gimli in 1981. Re-elected in 1986. Served Roblin-Russell, 1986. Re-elected in 1988, until 1988. 1990, 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007. ZWOZDESKY Gene Cabinet Minister 1982 to 1988. NDP Cabinet Minister 1988 to 1999. Served Born 1948 in Nipawin, Saskatchewan as Director of the Canada Ukraine Teacher, Musician & Businessperson BURTNIAK Peter Legislative Education Project. Progressive Elected to the 23rd Legislature of The Born 1925 Fork River Manitoba. dec. Conservative Party of Manitoba Legislative assembly of Alberta for the 2004 Riding of Edmonton Avonmore in 1993. Farmer DODICK Doreen Re-elected in 1997, 2001 and 2004. Elected to Manitoba Legislature for Born 1932 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Cabinet Minister from 1999 to 2004. Dauphin Riding in 1969. Re-elected Manitoba. Alberta Ukrainian Canadian Centennial in 1973 and served until 1977.Served Elected to Manitoba Legislature for Riel Commission. as MLA and in the Cabinet of Premier Riding in 1981. Served until 1986. NDP Liberal, Progressive Conservative Edward Schreyer from 1969 to 1977. New Democratic Party of Manitoba DONELEYKO Wilbert Born 1913 Manitoba Legislative CHOMIAK David Walter Elected to Manitoba Legislature for Assembly Born 1953 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Riding of St.Clement’s in 1945. Served Lawyer until 1949. CCF Manitoba joined the Dominion of Canada Elected to the Legislature of the Legislative on July 15, 1870. Winnipeg was the assembly of Manitoba for the Riding of DYCK Peter George capital. The name for the province of Kildonan in 1990. Re-elected in 1995, Teacher Manitoba probably comes from either the 1999, 2003 and 2007. Elected to Manitoba Legislature for Riding Ojibwa word “Manito-bah” or the Cree Cabinet Minister from 1999 to present. of Pembina in 1995. Re-elected in 1999, “manitowapow,” meaning “strait of the NDP 2003 and 2007. Progressive Conservative spirit” in reference to the Narrows of Lake Party of Manitoba Manitoba. The Legislative Assembly CHORNOPYSKI William consists of 57 members elected fi rst past Born 1922 in Sundown, Manitoba. dec. FERLEY Taras Dempster the post from 57 single-member electoral 2002 Born 1882 in Balyntsi, Ukraine. Came to districts (constituencies or ridings). The Sales Executive Canada in 1903. dec.1947 government of Manitoba is organized Elected to the Manitoba Legislature for Publisher as a parliamentary democracy with a the Riding of Burrows in 1988.Served Elected to the Legislative Assembly of unicameral legislature. until 1990. Manitoba for the Riding of Gimli in Liberal Party of Manitoba 1915. Served until 1920. First Ukrainian BACHYNSKY Nicholas Volodymyr to be elected to Manitoba Legislature. (Val) DANYLEYKO Wilbert As the only MLA of Ukrainian Born 1887 in Halychyna, Ukraine. dec. Born 1913 in Rossburn, Manitoba. ancestry, Ferley protested against the 1969 Farmer businessperson Federal Government’s treatment and Teacher Elected to the Legislature of the Legislative internment of Ukrainian Canadians Elected to Legislature of Manitoba for Assembly of Manitoba for the Riding of during the World War 1 period. Also Riding of Fisher in 1922 Re-elected in St.Clements in 1945. Defeated Nicholas defended Manitoba’s bilingual education 1927, 1932, 1936, 1941, 1945, 1949, Stryk. Served until 1949. Independent system. Founder of Ukrainian Publishing 1953 and 1958. Became fi rst Speaker of CCF (Cooperative Commonwealth House and fi rst manager of Ukrayinskyy the Legislature of Ukrainian ancestry Federation) Holos (Ukrainian Voice) in Winnipeg, 1950 to 1958. Served in the Manitoba Manitoba. Helped establish the Ukrainian Legislature for 36 years. DERAWIANCHUK Steve Greek Orthodox Church of Canada and “One of the best orators in the Manitoba Born 1935 in Manitoba. served as director of St.Andrew’s College Legislature” according to Premier D.L. Farmer in Winnipeg. Liberal-Independent Campbell. Elected to Manitoba Legislature in 1973

14 FILMON Gary Medal, the Prix Evangelium, as well as from 1957 to 1977.Made an Offi cer of Born 1942 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Order of Canada in 1970. Civil Engineer Award. Progressive Conservative Party of Independent Elected to the Legislature of the Legislative Manitoba assembly of Manitoba for the riding of HAWRYLUK John Martin KARDASH William A. (Bill) River Heights 1979 in a by-election. Re- Born 1910 in Winnipeg. dec. 1975 Born 1912 in Hafford Saskatchewan. dec. 1997. elected for Riding of Tuxedo in 1981, Teacher Politician 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995 and 1999. Elected to Manitoba Legislature for Riding Elected to Manitoba Legislature foe Resigned in 2000. of Burrows in 1949 Re-elected in 1953, Winnipeg’s North End in 1941. Re-elected Cabinet Minister 1981 to 1988. On 1958 and 1959. Active in Winnipeg’s in 1945, 1949, 1953 and 1959. He was a October 5th, 1988 elected Premier. Ukrainian community. Defeated in 1962 veteran of the Spanish Civil War & fought Served until October 5th, 1999. October election by Liberal Mark Smerchanski. with the Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion. 5th, 1999 to May 24th, 2000 Leader of the CCF/NDP Communist, Labour-Progressive Party Opposition. Resigned September 18th, 2000. Progressive Conservative Party of HRYHORCZUK Michael Nicholas KAWCHUK Michael Manitoba Born 1905 Gilbert Plains, Manitoba. dec. Born 1931 in Gilbert Plains, Manitoba. 1978 Farmer HANUSCHAK Ben Lawyer. Elected to the Legislature of the Legislative Born 1930 in Earl Grey, Saskatchewan. First elected to Manitoba Legislature Assembly of Manitoba, for the Riding of Teacher for Ethelbert Riding in 1949. Defeated Ethelbert Plains in 1966. Served until Elected to the Legislature of the Legislative Fred Zaplitny. Member of Cabinet of 1969. NDP Assembly of Manitoba, for the Riding Premier Douglas Campbell. In 1955 of Burrows in 1966. Defeated Mark became Manitoba’s Attorney-General. KLYM Fred Theodore Smerchanski of the Liberals. Re-elected Was fi rst Manitoba Cabinet Minister of Born 1907 in Brokenhead, Manitoba. dec. 1969, 1973 and 1977. Served until 1981. Ukrainian ancestry. Re-elected in 1953, 1988. Cabinet Minister 1970 to 1977. Speaker 1958, 1959 and 1962. Served until 1966. Teacher & Farmer of the Legislature August 1969 to Liberal-Progressive Party/Liberal Party Elected to Manitoba Legislature for August 1970. NDP, Progressive Party of Springfi eld Riding in 1959. Defeated Manitoba HRYHORCZUK Nicholas Apoluner William Lucko. Re-elected in 1962 Born 1888 in Buchachky, Ukraine. dec. and 1966. Served until 1969.. He was HARAPIAK Harry M. 1979 defeated in 1969 by Sam Uskiw of the Born 1938 in Manitoba. dec. 2000. Came to Canada in 1897 NDP. Progressive Conservative Party of Teacher & Farmer Merchant & Forester Manitoba Elected to Manitoba Legislature for Riding First elected to Manitoba Legislature of The Pas, Manitoba in 1981. Re-elected as ‘Independent- Farmer’ in 1920 for KOSTYRA Eugene Michael in 1986 and 1988. Served until 1990. Ethelbert Riding. Re-elected in 1922, 1927 Born 1947 in Winnipeg, Manitoba Cabinet Minister from 1985 to 1988 in the and 1932 as member of United Farmers Trade Union activist. administration of Howard Pawley. NDP of Manitoba. Served until 1936. In 1936 Elected to the Legislature of the Legislative election defeated by William Lisowsky of Assembly of Manitoba for the Riding of HARAPIAK Leonard the Social Credit Party. Re-elected in 1941 Seven Oaks, 1981. Re-elected in 1986. Born 1942 in Manitoba. and defeated Fred Zaplitny of the CCF. In Cabinet Minister from 1981 to 1988. Teacher & Farmer 1945 election was defeated by Michael Cabinet Minister from 1981 to 1988. Elected to the Legislature of the Legislative Sawchuk of the CCF. Was named Deputy Served until 1988. NDP Assembly of Manitoba, for the Riding of Speaker of Legislature in 1941. Swan River in 1986. Served until 1988. Had no formal education, but was one KOZAK Richard Cabinet Minister 1986 to 1988. Was of the most effective and hard-working Born 1949 in St.Boniface, Manitoba called the “Ukrainian Bobby Kennedy” MLA’s according to Manitoba Premier Financial Planner because of the physical resemblance to the D.L. Campbell. Independent-Farmer Elected to the Legislature of the Legislative American politician. NDP Assembly of Manitoba for the Riding of JUBA Stephen Transcona, 1988 to 1990. Liberal Party of HAWRANIK Gerald Charles Born 1914 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. dec. Manitoba Born 1952 in Manitoba. 1993. Lawyer Businessperson KRAWCHYK Stephen Nicholas Elected to the Legislature of Manitoba Elected to Manitoba Legislature in 1953 Born 1903 in Garland, Manitoba. dec. for the Riding of Lac Du Bonnet in 2002 for Riding of Winnipeg Centre. Re-elected 1943. by-election. Re-elected in 2003 and 2007. for Riding of Logan in 1958.Served until Teacher Awarded the Queen’s Golden Jubilee 1962.Served as Mayor of Winnipeg Elected to Manitoba Legislature of

15 Winnipeg in 1941. Served until 1945. 1966) as Independents and all lost the election. CCF Elected to the Legislature of the Legislative Manitoba Liberal Party Assembly of Manitoba for the Riding of Transcona in 1977. Re-elected in 1981, LISOWSKY William and 1986.Cabinet Minister 1981 to 1988. SAWCHUK Michael Born 1892 in Kany Ukraine. Came to NDP Born 1911 in Fork River, Manitoba. dec. Canada in 1910. dec. 1959. 1969. Teacher PATRICK (Patrebka) Stephen Clifford Teacher Elected to Manitoba Legislature in 1936 Born 1932 in Glenella, Manitoba. Elected to Manitoba Legislature for for Ethelbert Riding. Defeated Nicholas Businessperson & Football player for Ethelbert Riding in 1945. Defeated Hryhorczuk. Served until 1941. Social Winnipeg Blue Bombers Nicholas Hryhorczuk. Served until 1949. Credit League. Elected to Manitoba Legislature for CCF Assiniboia Riding in 1962. Re-elected in LUCKO William 1966, 1969 SCHREYER Edward Born 1911 in Hazelglen, Manitoba. and 1973. Served until 1977. Liberal Party Born 1935 in Beausejour, Manitoba. Merchant of Manitoba Educated at the University of Manitoba. Elected to the Legislature of Manitoba His maternal grandparents came to Canada for the Riding of Springfi eld, 1949. Re- PETERS Stephen from Halychyna and he was the fi rst leader elected in 1953 and 1958.Served until Born 1912 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. dec. of the Manitoba CCF/NDP who was not 1959. Liberal-Progressive Party 1976. of British ancestry. Elected to Manitoba Legislature for Riding Elected to Manitoba Legislature in 1958 MALOWAY Jim of Elmwood, in 1958. Defeated three other for the riding of Brokenhead as member of Born 1952 in Sioux Lookout, Manitoba Ukrainian candidates. Re-elected in 1959 the CCF. Served until 1965 when he was Elected to Manitoba Legislature for Riding & 1962. Served until 1966. CCF elected to the House of Commons. of Elmwood in 1986. Re-elected in 1988, Returned to Manitoba to run in the 1990, 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007. NDP PITURA Frank provincial election of 1969. Served as Born 1943 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Premier of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977. MASNIUK Peter Paul Farmer Born 1920 in Morweena, Manitoba. dec. Edward Schreyer was appointed Governor Elected to Manitoba Legislature for Morris 1995. General of Canada by Prime Minister Riding in 1995. Re-elected in 1999.Served Foreman for CNR. Pierre Elliott Trudeau in 1979. He was the until 2003. Cabinet Minister 1997 to 1999. Served with 12th Manitoba Dragoons from fi rst Governor General from Manitoba and in government of Premier Gary Filmon. 1942 to 1945 the fi rst Governor General of Ukrainian Elected to Manitoba Legislature for Progressive Conservative Party ancestry. In 1979 he was made a Companion Fisher Riding in 1966. Elected to House of the Order of Canada together with his of Commons in 1972 and re-elected in PRAZNIK Darren Thomas wife Lily Schreyer, whose parents came 1974. Progressive Conservative Party of Born 1961 in Selkirk, Manitoba. to Canada from Halychyna at the turn of Manitoba Lawyer the century. Elected to Manitoba Legislature for Lac In 1981 he instituted the Governor MELNICK Christine du Bonnet Riding in 1988. Re-elected in General’s Conservation Awards and Born in Winnipeg. Educated at the 1990, 1995 and 1999. Cabinet Minister in 1983 created the Edward Schreyer University of Manitoba and Dalhousie from 1990 to 1999, in government of Gary Fellowship/Scholarship in Ukrainian University. Filmon. Served until 2002. Progressive Studies at the University of Toronto. In Elected to the Manitoba Legislature in Conservative Party of Manitoba 1991, on the occasion of the celebration of 2003 for riding of Riel. Appointed Minister Ukrainian group immigration to Canada, of Family Services & Housing. Re-elected REID (Rafalsky) Anthony the Schreyer Scholarship was created to in 2007. NDP Born in Manitoba. dec. 1993 allow university students from Ukraine to Elected to the Manitoba Legislature for undertake an Internship in the House of MINENKO Mark the Riding of Kildonan in 1962. Served Commons. A scholarship has been named Born 1957 in New York, USA. until 1966. Served until 1962. CCF, NDP in his honour by the Canada Ukraine Lawyer Parliamentary Program. Elected to Manitoba Legislature for ROJESKI Michael Riding of Seven Oaks in 1988. Served Born in Ukraine. dec. 1965. until 1990. SCRABA William Farmer Liberal Party Born 1908 in Winnipeg. dec. 1971. Elected to Manitoba Legislature for Gimli Elected to Manitoba Legislature for Riding Riding in 1922. Served until 1927. In the PARASIUK Wilson of Winnipeg North in 1945. Served until Born 1943 in Stenen, Saskatchewan. 1927 election there were 6 candidates, 1949. Progressive-Liberal Party Entrepreneur. Rhodes Scholar (Manitoba three of whom were Ukrainian. All ran

16 SMERCHANSKI Mark G. Elected to Manitoba Legislature in 1958 & Minister of Finance. Resigned from Born 1914 Malonton Manitoba. dec. for Fisher Riding. Re-elected in 1959. government to become vice-chair of 1989. Served until 1962. CCF investment bank Credit Suisse First Professor of Engineering Boston. Elected leader of Progressive Elected to Manitoba Legislature for WASYLYCIA-LEIS Judy Conservative Party in March 2002& Burrows Riding in 1962. Served until Born 1951 in Kitchener, Ontario. installed as Ontario’s 23rd Premier on 15 1966. Elected to House of Commons in Elected to the Legislature of the Legislative April 2002. 1968. Liberal Party Assembly of Manitoba for the Riding of Premier of Ontario 2002 to 2003 St.Johns in 1986.Re-elected in 1988, 1990 SOLOMON John R. and 1995. Resigned seat to run in Federal JACKSON Cameron Born 1910. Dec. 1985. Election in 1997. Born 1951 in Hamilton, Ontario Elected to Manitoba Legislature for Cabinet Minister 1986 to 1987. NDP Executive Emerson Riding in 1941. Re-elected in Elected to Ontario Legislature for Riding 1945, 1949 and 1953. Served until 1957. WAWRYKOW Joseph of Burlington South, Ontario in 1985 Re- Resigned in 1957 and was appointed Judge Born 1908 in Manitoba. dec. 1945 elected in 1987, 1995, 1999 and 2003. to Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench. Teacher & Farmer Retired in 2006 to contest the Mayoralty Elected to Manitoba Legislature for offi ce of Burlington. STRYK Nicholas John Riding of Gimli in 1936. Re-elected in Cabinet Minister from 1995 to 2002. Born 1895 in Halychyna, Ukraine. dec. 1941. Served until 1945. Independent Progressive Conservative Party of 1950. Labour Party-CCF Ontario Teacher. Came to Canada in 1899. Elected to Manitoba Legislature for St. WOWCHUK (nee Harapiak) Rosann Clements Riding in 1941. KENNEDY Gerard Born 1945 in Cowan, Manitoba. Defeated in 1945 by Wilbert Doneleyko. Born in 1960 in The Pas, Manitoba. Re-elected in 1949 and served until 1950. Teacher & Farmer Executive Director of Food Bank Liberal-Progressive Elected to Manitoba Legislature for Elected to Ontario Legislature for Riding Swan River in 1990. Re-elected in 1995, of York South, Ontario in a by-election in TANCHAK John Peter 1999, 2003 and 2007. Cabinet Minister 1996. Re-elected in Riding of Parkdale- Born 1905 in Rosa, Manitoba. dec. 1983 from 1999 to date in the administration High Park in 1999 and 2003. Teacher , Farmer of Premier Gary Doer. Sister of Harry & Cabinet Minister from 2003 to 2006. Elected to Manitoba Legislature for Leonard Harapiak Manitoba MLA’s. Resigned to seek leadership of Liberal Emerson Riding in 1957. Re-elected in Party of Canada. Eventually withdrew 1958, 1959, 1962 and 1966. Served until YAKIMISCHAK Dmytro and supported eventual winner Stephane 1969. Liberal Party of Manitoba Born 1888 in Ukraine. Dion. Lawyer Liberal Party of Ontario, Liberal Party of URUSKIE Bill First elected to Manitoba Legislature for Canada Born 1942 in Poplarfi eld, Manitoba. Emerson Riding in 1920. Re-elected in RCMP Constable 1922. Served until 1927. Independent KOZYRA Taras Elected to Manitoba Legislature for Born 1941 in Bilawyncij, Ukraine St.George Riding in 1969. Re-elected in Ontario Members Educator 1973, 1977, 1981, 1986 and 1988. Served Elected to Ontario Legislature for Riding until 1990.Cabinet Minister from 1973 to of Provincial Parliament of Port Arthur in 1987. Served until 1990. 1977 and again from 1981 to 1988. NDP Liberal Party of Ontario Ontario was one of four original provinces USKIW Samuel to form the Dominion of Canada on July LELUK Nicholas Born 1933 in East Selkirk, Manitoba. 1, 1867.Toronto is now the capital and Born 1935 in Hillcrest, Alberta. dec. Farmer the Legislature consists of 103 members Elected to the Legislature of the Legislative 1998. elected fi rst past the post from 103 single- Pharmacist Assembly of Manitoba for the Riding of member electoral districts. The government Brokenhead in 1966.Re-elected in 1966, Elected to Ontario Legislature for Riding of Ontario is organized as a parliamentary 1969, 1973, 1977 and 1981. Served until of Humber, Ontario in 1971. Re-elected in democracy with a unicameral legislature. 1986. Riding of York West in 1975, 1977, 1981 Cabinet Minister 1969 to1974 in and 1985. Cabinet Minister from 1981 to government of Edward Schreyer. NDP EVES Ernest Lawrence 1985. Progressive Conservative Party of Born 1946 in Windsor, Ontario. Ontario WAGNER Peter Earned Law Degree at Osgoode Hall Born 1916 in Fisher Branch, Manitoba. Law School in Toronto. First elected MAKARCHUK Mitro (Mack) dec. 1995. to Legislature of Ontario in 1981 by six Elected to Ontario Legislature for Farmer. Of German-Ukrainian ancestry. votes. In 1995 became Deputy Premier Brantford Riding in 1971. Re-elected in

17 1977, 1981. of Transport and Solicitor General. Elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature NDP First Cabinet Minister in Ontario for the Riding of Regina Lake Centre in Government of Ukrainian ancestry. A 1991. Re-elected for Riding of Regina scholarship has been named in his honour Centre in 1995. MARTINIUK Gerry by the Canada Ukraine Parliamentary Cabinet Minister since 1995 to present. Born 1951 in Toronto, Ontario. Program in recognition of his support NDP Lawyer for the CUPP program. Progressive Elected to Ontario Legislature for Riding Conservative Party of Ontario DANIELS Daniel Zederayko of Cambridge, Ontario in 1995. Re-elected Born 1908 in Pylypche, Ukraine, the in 1999 and 2003. youngest of nine children. dec. 1991. Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan Legislative Teacher Ontario Elected to Saskatchewan Legislature in Assembly 1944 for Riding of Pelly. Served until NEWMAN (Novoselsky) Bernard 1948. Born 1914 in Windsor, Ontario. dec. Saskatchewan joined the Dominion of Elected Mayor of Canora, Saskatchewan 1987. Canada on September 1, 1905.Regina in 1952 where he served until 1958. Elected to Ontario Legislature for Riding was the capital city. The name for the Active in United Church & Kiwanis of Windsor-Walkerville in 1959. Re- province of Saskatchewan comes from Clubs. CCF elected in 1967, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1981 the Cree, who called the Saskatchewan and 1985, 1987. Canadian Olympic River “Kisiskatchewani Sipi”, meaning DRAGAN George Ernest gymnastics coach in 1956 Olympic Games swiftly fl owing river. It is the fi fth largest Born 1899 in Pleasant Home, Manitoba. in Melbourne, Australia. province. The Legislative Assembly dec. 1965 Founding member of the Ukrainian- consists of 58 members elected fi rst past Physician & Surgeon Canadian Business and Professional the post from 58 single-member electoral Elected to Saskatchewan Legislature for Kelvington Riding in 1934. Served until Association of Windsor. Liberal Party of districts (constituencies or ridings). The 1938. Ontario government of Saskatchewan is organized as a parliamentary democracy with a Dragan was the fi rst MLA in unicameral legislature. Saskatchewan of Ukrainian ancestry. PETERS Steve Graduated from McGill University Faculty Born 1963 St.Thomas, Ontario of Medicine and established his medical BATTEN (nee Fodchuk) Mary Elected Mayor of St.Thomas in 1991. Re- practice in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Born 1921 in Sifton, Manitoba. elected Mayor in 1994 & 1997. During WW II he served as Chief Medical Elected to the Ontario Legislature for Lawyer Offi cer of the Saskatoon Civil Defense. Riding of Elgin-Middlesex-London in Elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature Was fi rst medical doctor of Ukrainian 1999. in 1956. Re-elected in 1960. Served until ancestry to earn his M.D. Degree in Re-elected in 2003. Named to the Cabinet, 1964. Canada. as Agriculture Minister in October, 2003 Became the fi rst woman appointed to the Chronicled the development of Ukrainian and Minister of Labour in 2005. Liberal District Court of Saskatchewan. Later communities throughout Saskatchewan, Party of Ontario appointed to the Federal Court of Canada. through photographs. Liberal Party of Liberal Party of Saskatchewan Saskatchewan SHYMKO Yuri Roman Born 1940 in Cosel, Poland. Elected to BEREZOWSKY William John DUNCAN (nee Tratch) Joan Heather the Ontario Legislature for Riding of in Born 1904 in Kobylovoky, Ukraine. Born 1941 in Cudworth, Saskatchewan. 1981. Re-elected in 1985. Progressive Came to Canada in 1910 and settled in Businessperson Conservative Party of Ontario Honeymoon, Saskatchewan. dec. 1974. Elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature Teacher in 1978 for Riding of Maple Creek. YAREMKO John Served with the Royal Canadian Air Force Re-elected in 1982 and 1986. Cabinet Born 1918 in Welland, Ontario during WWI. Minister from 1982 to 1989. Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan Lawyer Elected to Saskatchewan Legislature for Elected to Ontario Legislature for Riding the Riding of Cumberland in 1952. Re- DUTCHAK Sidney Pater of Bellwoods, Ontario in 1951. Served elected in 1956, 1960, 1964. Re-elected for Riding of Prince Albert East-Cumberland Born 1950 in Saskatchewan. until 1975. As the youngest cabinet Elected in by-election to Saskatchewan in 1967. Served until 1971. minister in Ontario’s history served Legislature in 1983, for Riding of Prince CCF/NDP fi rst as Minister Without Portfolio and Albert Duck Lake. Served until 1986. thereafter as Provincial Secretary and Progressive Conservative Party Minister of Citizenship, Minister of Social CROFFORD (nee Elkin) Joanne and Family Services, Minister of Public Born 1947 in Regina, Saskatchewan FEDUNIAK Michael Welfare, Minister of Citizenship, Minister Community worker Born 1914 in Glaslyn, Saskatchewan. dec.

18 1989. Progressive Conservative Party of Elected to 23rd Saskatchewan Legislature Businessperson Saskatchewan for Riding of Canora Pelly in 1995 as Elected to Saskatchewan Legislature for member of Liberal Party. Re-elected the Riding of Turtleford in 1971. Served in 1997 as member of Saskatchewan until 1975. Michael Feduniak was one KORCHINSKI Bernard Leo Party. Re-elected in 1999 and 2003. of seven members of the Saskatchewan Born 1905 in Beaver Hills, Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan Party Legislature of Ukrainian ancestry. The Son of Ukrainian pioneers. others include Mike Feschuk, Dmytro Educator. Founding member with KUZIAK Alexander Gordon Michayluk, Roy Romanow, John Fr.Stephan Semchuk of the Ukrainian Born 1908 in Canora, Saskatchewan. Kowalchuk, Miro Kwasnica and Paul Catholic Brotherhood of Canada in 1932. Teacher Mostoway, all members of the New During WW11 he served in the Royal Elected to 11th Saskatchewan Legislature Democratic Party of Saskatchewan. Canadian Air Force. First President for Riding of Canora in 1948. Re-elected of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress- in 1952, 1956, 1960. Served until 1964. FESCHUK Michael Saskatchewan Council. Was awarded Appointed Cabinet Minister in 1952, Born 1932 in Saskatchewan. the Shevchenko Medal by the Ukrainian becoming the fi rst of Ukrainian ancestry Farmer Canadian Congress for his community to hold the post. Before his election to Elected to 17th Saskatchewan Legislature development work. the Legislature was active in community for Riding of Prince Albert East in 1971. Elected to 11th Saskatchewan Legislature affairs in Canora. Joined the CCF and Re-elected for Riding of Prince Albert in for Riding of Redberry in 1948. Re-elected was an active spokesperson on behalf 1975 and 1978. Served until 1982. NDP in 1956. Served until 1960. Liberal Party of the party. In the process became of Saskatchewan acquainted with other CCF members such GERICH John Eudore as J.S.Woodsworth, M.J.Caldwell, George Born1947 in Saskatchewan. KOWALCHUK John Russell Williams and Tommy Douglas. The latter Elected to 21st Saskatchewan Legislature Born 1921 in Goodeve, Saskatchewan. persuaded Alex Kuziak to seek public for Riding of Redberry in 1982. Served dec. 2000. offi ce. Son of Ukrainian pioneers. until 1991. Progressive Conservative Teacher, Farmer Charter member of the Ukrainian-Canadian Party Elected to 16th Saskatchewan Legislature Professional & Business Association of for Melville Riding in 1967. Re-elected in Canora. CCF HAMILTON Doreen Ellen 1971, 1975 and in 1978. Cabinet Minister Born 1951 in Regina. from 1974 to 1976. Served until 1982. KWASNICA Miro Educator Recipient of Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977 Born 1935 in Wakaw, Saskatchewan Elected to Saskatchewan Legislature in in appreciation of his community service. Educator 1991 for Regina Wascana Plains. Re- CCF, NDP Elected to 16th Saskatchewan Legislature elected in 1995, 1999 and 2003. NDP for the Riding of Cut Knife in 1967 and KOWALSKY P. Myron 1971. Re-elected in 1975 for Riding of IWANCHUK Andy Born 1941 in North Battleford, Cut Knife-Lloydminster in. Served until Administrator Saskatchewan. 1978. NDP Elected to Saskatchewan Legislature for Educator Riding of Saskatoon Fairview in March Elected to 21st Saskatchewan Legislature LAZORKO Dmytro Matthew 2003 by-election. Re-elected in November for Riding of Prince Albert in 1986. Re- Born 1908 in Borden, Saskatchewan 2003 General election. elected 1991, 1995, 1999, and 2003. Farmer, Businessperson Elected Speaker of the Saskatchewan Elected to 10th Saskatchewan Legislature KLUZAK Arthur Legislature in 2001 and re-elected in 2004. for Redberry Riding in 1944. Served until Born 1906 in East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Serves as President of the Saskatchewan 1948. Family moved to Canuck, Saskatchewan Branch of the Commonwealth He was instrumental in implementing in 1912. Dec. 1996. Parliamentary Association. He is Patron of the Saskatchewan Civil Rights Act, Farmer the Saskatchewan Legislative Internship designed to protect the rights of minority th Saskatchewan Legislature Elected to 14 Program. In 2004 Myron Kowalsky groups. CCF for Riding of Shaunavon in 1960. Served was an observer in the Presidential until 1964. Election in Ukraine in Chernivtsi. He LUSNEY Norman is the author of UKRAINIANS in Born 1937 in Kamsack, Saskatchewan KOPELCHUK Lorne Allan the SASKATCHEWAN Legislature Farmer, Businessperson Born 1938 in Canora, Saskatchewan. (1934-1993). New Democratic Party of Elected to Saskatchewan Legislature for Businessperson Saskatchewan Riding of Pelly in 1977. Re-elected in Elected to Saskatchewan Legislature for 1978 and 1982. Served until 1986. Active Canora Riding in 1986. Served until 1991. KRAWETZ Ken in Kamsack community he was district Cabinet Minister from 1986 to 1991. Born 1951 in Saskatchewan. director of the National Farmers Union

19 and director of Kamsack Credit Union. until 1986. Progressive Conservative Elected to Saskatchewan Legislature in NDP Party of Saskatchewan 1982. Defeated Roy Romanow. Served until 1986. Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan MELENCHUK James William SEMCHUK Martin ZEREBKO Orest Born 1953 in Saskatchewan Born 1914 in Meath Park, Saskatchewan. Born 1887 in Horodenka, Ukraine. Came Physician & Surgeon dec. 2000. to Canada in 1900. dec. 1943. Elected to 24th Saskatchewan Legislature Poet, Painter, Businessperson, Social Educator, newspaper editor for Riding of Saskatoon Northwest in Activist Was the fi rst Ukrainian to earn a 1999 as member of Liberal Party. Re- Elected to Saskatchewan Legislature for university degree in Canada. Graduated Meadow Lake Riding in 1960. Served until elected in 2001 as an Independent. Served from University of Manitoba in 1913. 1964. Participated with Tommy Douglas until 2004. After graduation returned to Europe with and Woodrow Lloyd in the fi ght for Liberal Party of Saskatchewan, the intention of continuing his studies at Medicare. Co-operative Commonwealth Independent Federation (CCF) universities in Lviv and Vienna. WWI broke out and temporarily Orest Zerebko MICHAYLUK Dmytro Wasyl SERBY Clay was stranded in Europe. With the assistance Born 1912 in Blaine Lake Saskatchewan. Born 1950 in Theodore, Saskatchewan. of the diplomatic mission of the USA in dec. 1990. Farmer Vienna, he returned to Canada in 1916. Teacher Joined the staff of the Ukrainian Voice Elected to 14th Saskatchewan Legislature Elected to Saskatchewan Legislature for Riding of Yorkton in 1991. Re-elected Newspaper in Winnipeg as co-editor in 1960 for the Riding of Redberry. Re- th in 1995, 1999 and 2003. Appointed to Elected to the 9 Saskatchewan Legislature elected in 1964, 1967 and 1971. Served for the Riding of Redberry in 1938. Served until 1975. CCF the Cabinet in 1995 and has served in a number of Portfolios. In 2001 was until his death in 1943. Liberal Party of Saskatchewan MOSTOWAY Paul Peter appointed Deputy Premier. NDP Born 1929 in Mayfair, Saskatchewan. ZIPCHEN Dmytro Sailor, Miner, Lumberjack, Heavy SOLOMON John Lewis Born 1905 in Horodenka, Ukraine. Came construction equipment operator, Teacher Born 1950 in Dauphin, Manitoba. Elected to 17th Saskatchewan Legislature Business Consultant to Canada in 1906 to a homestead near for Riding of Hanley in 1971. Re-elected Elected to Saskatchewan Legislature for Hafford, Saskatchewan. dec. 1996 in 1975, and in 1978 for the riding of Mechanical Engineer, Farmer Riding of Regina North West in 1979. Re- th Saskatoon Centre. Active in community, elected in 1986 and 1991. NDP Elected to 12 Saskatchewan Legislature a Grand Knight of the Knights of for Redberry Riding in 1952. Served until Columbus, member of the University of STODALKA William Harry 1956. Saskatchewan Senate and Saskatoon City Born 1931 in Saskatchewan. CCF Council. NDP Elected to 18th Saskatchewan Legislature for Riding of Maple Creek in 1975. Served Mayors ROMANOW Roy (Roman) John until 1978. Liberal Party Born 1939 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. DANYLUK Vera Lawyer STANGER (nee Owchar) Violet Re-elected Mayor of Mount Royal, Active in St.George’s Cathedral in Born 1940 in Canora, Saskatchewan. Quebec in 2005. Saskatoon, the Ukrainian National Youth Vera Danyluk was elected Mayor of Federation, President of the Canadian Teacher Ukrainian Professional & Business Elected to Saskatchewan Legislature for Mount Royal in 1987 and continued to Association of Saskatoon, Ukrainian Riding of Cut Knife-Lloydminster in 1991. hold this position until 1994 when she was Museum of Canada. Re-elected for Riding of Lloydminster in elected President of the Montreal Urban Elected to 16th Saskatchewan Legislature 1995. Served until 1999. NDP Community by the member-municipalities for Riding of Saskatoon Riversdale in of that regional organization. She had 1971. Re-elected in 1971, 1975, 1978, WIEBE John Edward (Jack) previously been elected as Councillor 1986, 1991, 1995, and in 1999. Retired in Born 1936. dec. 1997 of that municipality in 1983. It was her 2001. Farmer third mandate as a municipal elected Premier of Saskatchewan from 1991 to Elected to Saskatchewan Legislature for representative. In addition to her position 2001. NDP Riding of Morse in 1971. Re-elected in as Mayor, she was elected by her peers as 1975. Served until 1978. Liberal Party of Chairman of the Conference of Suburban RYBCHUK Dmytro Carl Saskatchewan Mayors and acted in this capacity from Born 1935 in Saskatchewan. 1992 to 1994. Vera Danyluk also occupied Businessperson ZAZELENCHUK Jo Ann the positions of Member of the Executive Elected to Saskatchewan Legislature for Born 1958 in Saskatchewan. Committee of the “Regie intermunicipale Riding of Regina Victoria in 1982. Served Realtor de gestion des dechets sur l’isle de

20 Montreal”, of the Advisory Committee SADLOWSKI Julian DANIELS Daniel Zederayko on Intercultural and Interracial Relations Born 1935 in Krydor, Saskatchewan Mayor of Canora from 1952 to 1958 and of the Planning Commission of the Elected Mayor of North Battleford, Montreal Urban Community. Saskatchewan in 2003. Re-elected in DENNIS Terry 2006. Elected 2000 DECORE Laurence Teacher, artist. As educator proposed HANEWICH Lawrence Born 1940, in Vegreville Alberta. innovative ideas to provide better Elected 1991. Served until 1997 dec.1999. educational opportunities especially for Mayor of Edmonton 1983 until 1988. special needs children. As Mayor has led HLADUN Paul initiatives to develop sustainable relations Mayor of Canora from 1985 to 1988. HAWRELAK William with First Nations of the Battlefords. As Born 1915 in Shandro, Alberta. dec. artist has had a number of one-man shows KOPELCHUK Lorne 1975 in Alberta, Saskatchewan & Ontario. Mayor of Canora from 1980 to 1985 Mayor of Edmonton from 1951 to 1959. Julian Sadlowski’s canvasses hang in the LESON Glen From 1963 to 1965 and from 1974 to Museum of Civilization in Ottawa and in Mayor from 1988 to 1991. 1975. During his term as Mayor his the Vatican in Rome. accomplishments include the downtown MYSAK Walter Centennial Library (now the Stanley SEKORA Louis (Lou) Mayor from 1965 to 1972 A. Milner Library) the new City Hall, Born 1931 in Hafford, Saskatchewan. Storyland Valley Zoo, Great Bridge, Elected and served as Mayor of Coquitlam, ORTYNSKY Paul the Royal Alexandra Hospital complex, British Columbia from 1988 to 1997 Mayor 1997 to 2000 Queen Elizabeth Planetarium, Fort Edmonton Park, Borden Park, Coronation STARR Michael SWERHONE Michael Park, Yellowhead Route, Mayfair Park Born 1910 in Copper Cliff, Ontario. Mayor from 1979 to 1980 (renamed Hawrelak Park) and free bus Mayor of Oshawa from 1949 to 1952 passes for senior citizens. WLADYKA Michael Community Builders JACKSON Cameron Born 1918 in Oshawa, Ontario. dec. Born 1951 in Hamilton, Ontario. 2002. BARWINSKY Jaroslaw Elected Mayor of Burlington, Ontario in Mayor of Port Hope, Ontario between 160 In 2005 was formally recognized by the 2006. & 1979. Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for his During WW II served with Brockville research and contribution in the health JUBA Stephen Rifl es overseas. Terms as Mayor 1960 to sciences fi eld and his volunteer efforts in Born 1914 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. dec. 1962 and 1967 to 1974, and 1977 to 1978. Canada and Ukraine. 1993 Founder of the Port Hope branch of the He is Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Mayor of Winnipeg from 1957 to 1977. Ontario Architectural Conservancy. Medicine of the University of Manitoba, He was the fi rst Ukrainian Canadian to and past President of the Catholic hold public offi ce in Winnipeg. WYTRYKUSH John Physicians Guild. Was key organizer of Born 1931 in Beaverdale, Saskatchewan, the Canadian Society of Cardiac Surgeons KOWALCHUK John and the Association of Cardiac Surgeons Born 1921 in Goodeve, Saskatchewan. 40 kilometers west of Yorkton. Elected Mayor of Yorkton in 1977. Served until of Ukraine. He served on the boards of the Mayor of Goodeve, Saskatchewan from Taras Shevchenko Foundation of Canada 1982 to 1985 1985. Supported railway relocation plans, welcomed Queen Elizabeth & Prince and the Canada Ukraine Foundation. MURRAY Glen Philip to the city and celebrated the Centennial of Yorkton during his term BOBECHKO Walter Born 1957 in Montreal, Quebec. Born 1932 in Toronto, Ontario. dec. University Professor of offi ce. Was fi rst Mayor of Yorkton of Ukrainian ancestry. 2007. Elected Mayor of Winnipeg in 1998. Re- Graduated in 1957 from University of elected in 2002 and served until 2004. Toronto Faculty of Medicine. Internationally recognized Orthopaedic PATRICK Michael Mayors - Canora, Surgeon and Consultant to hospitals Mayor of Windsor, Ontario 1955 to 1964 Saskatchewan in Toronto, Kapuskasing, Ontario; Parry Sound Ontario; Trinidad Tobago, PETERS Steve Washington D.C.; Dallas Texas. Received BILLY Alex Born 1963 in St. Thomas, Ontario. Honours & Fellowships from Mayo Clinic, Mayor from 1973 to 1978. Elected Mayor of St. Thomas in 1991. Re- Minnesota; Hospital for Sick Children, elected in 1994 & 1997 Toronto; CARE/MEDICA Tunisia;S.

21 I.C.O.T Israel; Shaare Zedek Medical HUCULAK Erast Ukrainian research Institute, University of Centre, Jerusalem; New York Easter Honorary Counsel of Ukraine for Ontario. Toronto Collection of Ukrainian Serials Seal Society, Buffalo N.Y.; University Invested into the Order of Canada in at Robarts Library, Canadian Institute of Venezuela; RCPS of Canada; Ilizarov recognition of his philanthropic and of Ukrainian Studies at University of Fellowship, Kurgan USSR; Ethicon business leader activities by Governor Alberta, Publication Project of Mykhaylo Orthopaedic Soc. Atlanta, Georgia; General Michaelle Jean Hrushevsky’s History of Ukraine-Rus University of Oregon; Charles University, Endowed the Huculak Chair of Ukrainian into English, Ukrainian Studies Program Prague, Czechoslovakia; PLA Hospital Culture and Ethnography at the University at Columbia University in New York, Beijing, China; and others. of Alberta in 1989. and the Ukrainian Studies Program at the University of London, U.K. BORYS Yevhen HULTAY Vasyl (William) KLISH Volodymyr Born 1904 in Peremyshl, Ukraine. Born 1900 in Hlushkiv, Ukraine. A patriotic and generous community leader dec.1986. dec.1974 who was instrumental in establishing Entrepreneur & civic leader. Came to Canada in 1927.Founding in Toronto, UBA Trading Company, From 1952 to 1975 was President of member of Ukrainian National Federation Buduchnist Credit Union, Ukrainian Dempster’s Bread bakery which is now of Canada and of New Pathway Publishers Cultural Centre, Arka Book Store and part of Christies Foods. Key supporter of and the Ukrainian Cultural and Educational a supporter of the Chair of Ukrainian the Encyclopedia of Ukrainian Knowledge Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. One of Studies at the University of Toronto. project of the Shevchenko Scientifi c Toronto community leaders who tried to Society, Munich-New York-Toronto. establish a Chair of Ukrainian Studies KONDRA Peter at the University of Toronto in the early Born 1911 in Mikado, Saskatchewan. CURKOWSKYJ Roman 1950’s. Educated at University of Manitoba, and Born 1917 in Halychyna, Ukraine. dec. University of Minnesota. Distinguished 2007 in Lviv, Ukraine. HUMENIUK Roman academic and community leader. Author Orthopaedic surgeon Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and researcher of numerous scientifi c Together with his brother the Rev. Marian Physician & Surgeon papers. Lecturer and consultant of CURKOWSKYJ established in Toronto Together with brother Jerry HUMENIUK international projects in Brazil, Costa the CURKOWSKYJ Foundation. founded the Hume Foundation which has Rica, Thailand, Ukraine, USSR and USA. Through the Foundation have supported supported university research & studies, in Board member of St.Andrew’s College scholarships in art, history and culture at particular the Chair of Ukrainian Studies at in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Ukrainian the University of Alberta. the University of Toronto and the Canada- Canadian Congress. Ukraine Parliamentary Internship Program DANYLIW Wolodymyr George in the Canadian Parliament. A scholarship KULE Peter Born 1921 in Ostrozec Ukraine. dec. is named in their honour in their honour Born 1921 in Strytyn, Ukraine. Came to Canada in 1938. Together with spouse 2002. by the Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Doris KULE who was born in Willingdon, Lawyer Program. Alberta, have become among Canada’s Founder of the Ukrainian Canadian foremost benefactors and community Advocates Society. President of the HUMENIUK Theodore builders. Established endowments at Chair of Ukrainian Studies Foundation, Born 1891 in Potochyska, Ukraine. dec. St. Paul University in Ottawa and Grant the Ukrainian-Canadian Professional & 1978. MacEwan College Edmonton, Alberta and Business Federation and the Ukrainian Lawyer. Graduated from Osgoode Hall University of Alberta in Edmonton. Peoples Home in Toronto. Provided for Law School in Toronto and became the the establishment of the Wolodymyr fi rst lawyer of Ukrainian ancestry to KURELEK William George Danyliw Foundation dedicated to practice law in Eastern Canada. Born 1927 in Whitford, Alberta. excellence in academic achievement and Co-founder of Ukrainian Self-Reliance dec.1977. Ukrainian Studies at the University of League and SUS Foundation. Artist and writer. Among his works is the Ottawa. series of 160 paintings titled the Passion JACYK Peter of Christ. Made a Member of the Order of HLYNKA Isydore Born 1921 in Verkhnie Syniovydne, Canada in 1976. Born 1909 in Ternopil, Ukraine. Educated Ukraine. Came to Canada in 1949. dec. at University of Alberta, California 2001. LEDOHOWSKI Leo Institute of Technology. Noted scientist Businessman and Philanthropist. Born in Saskatchewan. Educated at Recipient of numerous scientifi c awards Founding member of Patronat NTsh the University of Saskatchewan and and recognitions. Board member of (Patronage of Shevchenko Scientifi c McMaster University. He is President and St.Andrew’s College in Winnipeg, Society of Sarcelles, France). Contributor CEO of Canada Inns and a benefactor of Manitoba and Ukrainian Canadian to Encyclopedia of Ukraine Project at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Congress. University of Toronto, Harvard University in Winnipeg.

22 LUPUL Manoly MELOSKY Louis Director of the Canadian Foundation for Born 1927 in Willingdon, Alberta. Born 1930 in Oakburn, Manitoba.. Ukrainian Studies. Together with spouse University Professor, Author Educated at University of Manitoba, Julia STASHUK, are benefactors of Co-founder of the Canadian Institute of University of Alberta and University of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Washington. Orthodontist and community British Columbia and University of Alberta. Author of several publications leader. President of the Ukrainian Cultural Alberta as well as the Canada Ukraine on Ukrainian-Canadian history, including and Educational Centre in Winnipeg, Parliamentary Program in the House of ‘A Heritage in Transition, The Roman Manitoba and the Canadian Foundation Commons. A scholarship has been named Catholic Church and the North-West for Ukrainian Studies. Served as in honour of John & Julia Stashuk by the School Question 1875-1905’. Chairperson of the Board of Governors of Canada Ukraine Parliamentary Program. the University of Manitoba. MACKIW Volodymyr STECHYSHYN Savella Born 1923 in Stanislawiw Ukraine. PANCHUK Bohdan Born 1903 in Tudorkovychi, Ukraine. dec. dec.2001 Born 1915 in Peterson, Saskatchewan. 2002. Educated at Universities of Breslau, dec. 1987. Educator and Community builder. Came Erlangen, and Louvain. Joined Sherritt- Teacher, Community builder to Canada in 1913 and settled in Krydor, Gordon Mines as research chemist and While serving overseas during WWII Saskatchewan. Was the fi rst Ukrainian eventually chosen Executive Vice- co-founded the Ukrainian Canadian woman to graduate from the University of President. His inventions and contributions Servicemen’s Association in 1943. Helped Saskatchewan. and research in the fi elds of cobalt, establish the Central Ukrainian Relief Co-founder and fi rst president (1926-1936) copper and earth sciences brought him Bureau in 1945. of the Ukrainian Women’s Association international recognition and honours. of Canada (SUK). Co-founder of the Ukrainian Museum of Canada I 1936. SAVARYN Peter Author of “Traditional Ukrainian Cookery MAZURENKO Wasyl Born in Zubrets, Ukraine. Born 1905 in Chernikhivtsi, Ukraine. in 1957, Art Treasures of Ukrainian Lawyer Embroidery. Co-editor with her husband dec.1990. Co-founder of the Canadian Institute of Arrived in Canada with brothers Danylo Julian of “Ukrainian Grammar” in 1951 Ukrainian Studies at the University of and “History of Ukrainian Settlement in and Ivan in 1936 and settled in Ethelbert, Alberta. President of the World Congress Manitoba. Moved to Toronto where Canada” in 1971. of Free Ukrainians 1983-1988. Chancellor Inducted an Offi cer of the Order of Canada he worked at Reliable Toy Co until of the University of Alberta 1982-1986. in 1989. retirement. Inducted into Order of Canada in 1987. Generous benefactor of community TEMERTY James projects including Oseredok in Winnipeg, STANIMIR William Founder of Northland Power an energy the Chairs of Ukrainian Studies at Harvard Born 1922 in Montreal, Quebec. dec. generating company with plants in Canada University and the University of Toronto, 2005 and Ukraine. Chairman of the Orange St.John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Parents came from Ternopil, Ukraine after Circle-New York/Toronto. Benefactor Shrine in Ottawa and the Taras Shevchenko WWI and settled in Montreal. His father of the Royal Ontario Museum and the Foundation. Made the single largest Osyp born in 1890 in Ladychyn, Ukraine Ukrainian Canadian Care Centre in contribution of $250,000.00 to establish served in the Ukrainian Galician Army Toronto. the Canada Ukraine Parliamentary (UHA) and his unit was the fi rst UHA Program. A Scholarship in his name has contingent to enter Kyiv on August 30, TERON William been established by the Canada Ukraine 1919. Born in Gardenton Manitoba. Founder Parliamentary Program. Founding member of the Josephat Jean of Teron International Technologies in Ukrainian Scholarship Foundation of Ottawa, Ontario. Builder of Kanata, Ontario. Made an Offi cer of the Order of MELNYK Eugene Montreal. Canada in 1982. Born in Toronto, Ontario. Founder of Victoria Precision Works, Businessman and Philanthropist. manufacturer of precision engineering Since 2003 owner of the Ottawa Senators equipment, which eventually employed hockey club as well as the current owner over 500 employees. Founding member Achievers in Arts, Sciences, of the Toronto St. Michael’s Majors and of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Business & Sports Mississauga Ice Dogs of the OHL Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in Honorary Director of “Help Us Help the Montreal. AUGUSTYN Frank Children” and benefactor of Tourette, Born 1953 in Hamilton, Ontario. Syndrome Foundation of Canada and STASHUK John Principal dancer from 1972 to 1989 for the Ukrainian Canadian Care Centre in Born 1923 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Initiator National Ballet of Canada, and from 1980 Toronto. and President of the British Columbia to 1981 the principal dancer of the Berlin Ukrainian Canadian Congress. Founding Opera Ballet. From 1985 to 1986 he was

23 the principal guest artist of the Boston CHERNUSHENKO David out of New York. Has won many awards Ballet. Born in Calgary, Alberta. Senior Deputy for his music, appears regularly on the In 1979 he was made an Offi cer of the Leader of the Green Party of Canada. Green great stages of the world, in Monterey, Order of Canada. Party candidate in Riding of Ottawa Centre Montreal Paris, New York. BACHMAN Randy in 2004 Federal Election. Appointed in Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Was lead 2006 by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to STROUMBOULOPOULOS George guitarist and songwriter in rock bands, the National Roundtable on Environment Mark Paul The Guess, Who and Bachman-Turner and the Economy. Born in Malton, Ontario. Is of Greek- Overdrive. Inducted into the Order of Ukrainian ancestry. Host currently host of Manitoba. CHEPESIUK Michael the Prime Time newscast program “The Born1908 in Fort William, Ontario. Hour” on CBC network. BOHATYRCHUK Fedor dec.1993. Born 1892 in Kyiv, Ukraine. dec.1999 in Gold medalist for Canada at the 1930 SYDOR Alison Ottawa, Ontario British Empire Games. Played for the Born in Edmonton, Alberta. Doctor of Medicine & Chess Master Toronto Argonauts Football Club as guard Canadian Olympian IN 1944, Bohatyrchuk migrated to Poland 1930 to 1934. A member of the 1933 Grey Won silver medal in cycling at 1996 and thereafter Prague, where he joined Cup Championship Argos. Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA, and the “Committee for Freedom of Peoples numerous championships in National & of Russia”. He was also a leader in the KREVIAZUK Chantal International competitions. Ukrainian National Council (Ukrainska Born in Newton, Manitoba. Trained as a Narodna Rada). As a result, he became classical pianist. Rock & pop music singer WELYCHKA Bill the number one “persona non grata” in the & songwriter. Graduate of the University Born in Welland, Ontario. He is a Soviet Chess world. of Winnipeg. Has collaborated with Avril Canadian television personality and In 1948, Bohatyrchuk came to Canada Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson. currently weather anchor for A-Channel and became a Professor at the University News in Ottawa, Ontario. of Ottawa, and the author of many MALAREK Victor scientifi c studies & works. He was a FIDE Born in Lachine, Quebec International Master. Journalist Military Heroes From 1990 to 2000 was a host of the CBC BONDAR Roberta Lynn Television program “The Fifth Estate”. DMYTRUK Peter Born in Sault Ste.Marie, Ontario. He is the author of 5 books, the most nd Born 1920 in Radisson, Saskatchewan. Was 2 Canadian astronaut in space, fl ying recent, “The Natashas-Inside the Global aboard the American shuttle Discovery dec. December 9, 1943 at Les Martre-de- Sex Trade” Veyre, Puy-de-Dome, France, a military 22 on January 30th, 1990. Educated at hero of World War II. Joined the Royal University of Guelph, University of MOL Leo (Leonid Molodozhanyn) Canadian Air Force in 1941 and served Western Ontario, and University of Born 1915 in Ukraine. as a tail gunner with the 405th Bomber Toronto & McMaster University where she Sculptor Squadron. Was shot down during a mission earned M.D. Degree in 1977. Published Came to Winnipeg in 1948 where he still over France, just east of Paris. Survived “Touching the Earth” in 1994. Honoured resides. Carried out commissions for the crash and was protected by the local with Order of Canada in 1992. sculptures of Winston Churchill, Pope residents and thereafter the French Paul II, Dwight D. Eisenhower and John Underground. Instead of escaping France BRANDT (Bilobersycky) Paul Diefenbaker. Created three sculptures to he joined the French Resistance where he Born in Calgary, Alberta Taras Shevchenko, which are located in was given the name “Pierre le Canadien”. Singer, composer Washington, DC, Buenos Aires, Argentina Was captured on December 9, 1943 and Has won more awards as male Country and Prudentopolis, Brazil. In Mol’s executed on the spot. The government of singer in Canada. His music was used honour the City of Winnipeg opened the France honoured Dmytruk with the Croix by Dave Matthews and Johnny Cash Leo Mol Sculpture Garden in Winnipeg’s de Guerre and a street was named after in Mel Gibson’s fi lm “We were Soldiers” Assiniboine Park in 1992. Appointed Dmytruk in Les Martres-de-Veyre. In 1999 Peter Dmytruk was awarded soundtrack. Offi cer of the Order of Canada in 1989. the Nation Builders Award which honours the contributions of outstanding BURTYNSKY Edward STETCH John Internationally recognized photographer. Ukrainian Canadians from the Province of Born in Edmonton, Alberta. Began his Saskatchewan. Invested into the Order of Canada as “a musical career playing the clarinet at unique and important artist of our times” age nine. Switched to the saxophone and by Governor General Michaelle Jean. KONOWAL Filip eventually sat down to his true calling, the Born 1888 in Kutkivtsi, Ukraine. dec.1959 piano at eighteen. And took it to heart. A in Hull, Quebec. Was the recipient of world renowned jazz pianist, now working the Victoria Cross, the highest and most

24 prestigious award for bravery that can OPALEYCHUK Dr.Clyde Islanders. Wayne Gretzky called Bossy the be awarded to British & Commonwealth Inducted into Canadian Curling Hall of “best right winger to ever play “Bossy & armed forces. He is the only Ukrainian Fame in 1986. Served as President of the Gretzky are the only players to have scored Canadian recipient of the Victoria CCA from 1984 to 1985. 50 or more goals for 9 seasons. Inducted Cross, which he received as a member into Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991. of the 77th Canadian Infantry Battalion, PIDZARKO Christine th 47 British Columbia Battalion, and Skip of Canadian Championship Manitoba BOWER John (Johnny) William Governor General’s Foot Guards during rink in 1979. Born 1924 in Prince Albert, the First World War at the Battle of Hill Saskatchewan 70 near Lens, France. Konoval received PIDZARKO Kathy Hockey player. the Victoria Cross from King George V Skip of the Canadian Championship Played for New York Rangers & Toronto personally. Manitoba rink in 1978. Maple Leafs. URSULIAK Wally Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame in Curling Inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall 1976. of Fame in 2006. BURTNICK Kerry BRODA Turk Born 1958 in Reston, Manitoba. Two WALCHUK Don Born 1914 in Brandon, Manitoba. times Canadian Champion skip and 1995 Born 1963 in Melville, Saskatchewan. Dec.1972. Played goal for the Toronto World Champion skip Winner in 1997 of the Brier. Olympic Maple Leafs. Winner of Vezina Trophy Silver Medalist in 2002, Canada Cup’s in and member of Hockey Hall of Fame. FEDORUK Sylvia 2005 & 2006. Won World Championship Member of the 1961 Saskatchewan in 1989. Inducted into the Canadian BUCYK John Paul Curling Team which won the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1993 and 1995 (3 Born 1935 in Edmonton, Alberta Curling Championship. Was also the time Brier winner). Hockey player fi rst woman to serve as the Lieutenant Played for Detroit Red Wings and Boston Governor of Saskatchewan from 1988 to WERENICH Edward Bruins from 1955 to 1978. 1994. Inducted into Canadian Curling Born 1947 in Benito, Manitoba. In 1983 Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame in Hall of Fame in 1986. and 1990 Werenich’s rink won the World 1981. Curling Championship. Inducted into FERBEY Randy Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1988. GRETZKY Wayne Born 1959 Edmonton, Alberta. Six time Born 1961 in Brantford, Ontario. Canadian Champion and four times “The Great One” World Champion. Inducted into Canadian Hockey Played for Indianapolis Racers, Edmonton Curling Hall of Fame in 1979. Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues ANDREYCHUK Dave and New York Rangers. LUKOWICH Edward Born 1963 Hamilton Ontario Won Hart Memorial Trophy (most valuable In 1986 Lukowich’s rink won the Silver Hockey player player) in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, Broom at the World Championship. Played for Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989; Inducted into Canadian Curling Hall of Leafs, New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins, Art Ross Trophy (scoring champion) Fame in 1992. Colorado Avalanche & Tampa Bay 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, Lightning 1987, 1990, 1991, 1994; MELESCHUK Orest Conn Smythe Trophy (playoffs most Born 1940 in St.Boniface, Manitoba. BARILKO Bill valuable player) 1985, 1988; In 1972 Meleschuk won the Manitoba, Born 1927 in Timmins, Ontario. dec.1951 Lester B. Pearson Award (outstanding Canadian and World Championships in Hockey player. player voted by players) 1982, 1983, 1983, curling. Played for Toronto Maple Leafs from 1984, 1985, 1987; 1947 until 1951. Scored winning goal I Lady Byng Memorial Trophy MUZIKA Jerry overtime, against Montreal Canadiens in (sportsmanship) 1980, 1991, 1992, 1994, Inducted into Canadian Curling Hall of game 5 of Stanley Cup to help Toronto 1999; Fame in 1988. win Stanley Cup. His number 5 jersey was Lou Marsh Trophy (Canadian athlete of retired after he died in an airplane crash in the year) 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989; NEDOHIN David 1951 in Northern Quebec. Inducted into Order of Canada in Born 1973 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. As a member of Randy Ferbey’s rink BOSSY Mike HAWERCHUK Dale from 1997 was part of the team’s four Born 1957 Montreal Quebec Born 1963 in Toronto, Ontario Brier Championships and three World Hockey player Hockey player. Championships Played his entire career for the New York Played for Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres,

25 St. Louis Blues, and Philadelphia Flyers. 1972, Actor in the movie “Youngblood”, Members of Parliament Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame in 2001. was also stockbroker, freelance writer, A Quebec rock band is named “Les university professor and ski instructor. who participated Dales Hawerchuk” as a tribute to Dale in CUPP 2006: Hawerchuk. SAWCHUK Terry (Taras) Born 1929 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. dec. 1970. JUZDA Bill 1..Alex ATAMANENKO Hockey player. British Columbia Born 1920 in Winnipeg, Manitoba Played for Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Hockey player Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings and 2..Maurizio BEVILACQUA Played for New York Rangers, Toronto Ontario Maple Leafs. A member of the 1949 & New York Rangers. Won the Calder Trophy, 1951 Stanley Cup Champions. Vezina Trophy (1952, 1953, and 1965), Stanley 3..James BEZAN Cup (1952, 1954, 1955, and 1967), and Lester Manitoba KLUZAK Gordon Glen Patrick Trophy. Born 1964 Climax, Saskatchewan The usual fi ve year waiting period was waived 4...Rick DYKSTRA Hockey player for Sawchuk’s induction into the Hockey Hall Ontario Played for Boston Bruins from 1982 to of Fame in 1971. In 1994 Detroit Red Wings 1991 5..Cheryl GALLANT retired his #1 jersey. Ontario Earned undergraduate Degree in Economics in 1994 and MBA Degree in SHACK Eddie 6..Peter GOLDRING 1998 from Harvard University. Born 1937 in Sudbury, Ontario. Alberta Hockey Player. KRUSHELNYSKI Michael 7..Michael IGNATIEFF Born 1960 in Montreal, Quebec. Played for New York Rangers and Toronto Ontario Hockey player Maple leafs, Los Angeles Kings, Buffalo Played for Boston Bruins, Edmonton Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins. Member of 8..Judy WASYLYCIA-LEIS Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup winners in 1967. Manitoba Leafs, Detroit Red Wings. Won 3 Stanley Cups with Edmonton Oilers. SUNOHARA Vicky 9..Dan McTEAGUE Ontario Born 1970 in Scarborough, Ontario. Member LANDIAK (LANGELLE) Peter of Canada’s National Hockey Team 10..Inky MARK Born 1917 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Japanese-Ukrainian ancestry. Manitoba Played for Toronto Maple Leafs Langelle is one of only 3 players to score TKACHUK Walter (Walt) 11..Wayne MARSTON the Stanley Cup winning goal in his fi nal Ontario Born 1947 in Emsdetten, Germany. NHL game. Carl Voss did it in 1938 for the Chicago Blackhawks. The 3rd was Bill Hockey Player. Played for New York Rangers 12..Maria MINNA Barilko, who scored the heroic Stanley from 1967 to 1981. Ontario Cup winning goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1951. TOOTOO Jordin Kudluk 13..Peggy NASH Born 1983 in Churchill, Manitoba Ontario MOSIENKO Bill Played for New York Rangers from 1967 to 14..Mario SILVA Born 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. dec. 1981. Ontario 1994 He is of Inuit-Ukrainian ancestry. His middle Hockey player. name Kudluk means ‘thunder’ in Inuit. His 15...Joy SMITH Scored the fastest hat trick in NHL history uncle is Manitoba Legislature Speaker George Manitoba when on 23/March/1952 he scored in 21 Hickes. His cousin Hunter Tootoo is a Nunavut seconds against the New York Rangers. 16..Peter STOFFER MLA. Played with Chicago Black Hawks, from Nova Scotia 1942 to 1955. Won Lady Byng Trophy in 1945. Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame in 17...Brian STORSETH Alberta 1965. 18..Andrew TELEGDI NESTERENKO Eric Ontario Born 1933 in Flin Flon, Manitoba. Played for Toronto Maple Leafs from 1951 to 1956 19...Borys WRZESNEWSKYJ and Chicago Black Hawks from 1957 to Ontario

26 ×È ÑÀÌÎÇÍÈÙÈÒÜÑß ÓÊÐÀ¯ÍÑÜÊÀ ÄÅÌÎÊÐÀÒ²ß? Іван Полтавець, економіст аналітичного центру “БЕСТ”, для ЕП, 19.06.2007, 07:39

Ivan Poltavets CUPP `99, National ши під сумнів спроможність цього University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, органу виконувати роль третейсь- Walter Surma Tarnopolsky Scholar- кого судді. Тепер руки політиків до- ship, My MP: Rob Anders (Alberta). ходять і до руйнації ЦВК, виборчої Статтю передруковано за системи. Довіра громадян, котрі ба- дозволом автора. чать, що політики неспроможні до- тримуватися принципів демократії Після 2004 року ступінь передбачу- ціонального консенсусу еліт дозво- як форми організації політичного ваності українського політичного ляє і не таке. життя, також помітно втрачається. життя дещо знизився. Згадайте, як Економічна політика після попе- поступово еволюціонували виступи редньої президентської кампанії Наразі на політичній сцені домінує політиків: замість завчених нудних підірвала розвиток ринкових від- не процедура демократії, а “дипло- промов а-ля цитати з темників по- носин і підсилила патерналістські матія” та корупція. Перемовини між чали використовувати емоційні ти- настрої. Спроба розпочати масо- політичними силами носять непро- ради “зі сльозами на очах”. ву реприватизацію та підвищення зорий характер, а система починає соціальних виплат і зарплат були реагувати виключно на доцільність На зміну більш-менш розпланова- спрямовані на розв’язання нагаль- сьогодення, ігноруючи довгостро- ного політичного життя епохи Куч- них проблем, але водночас викли- кову перспективу. Спостерігаючи за ми та конфліктів інтересів, приду- кали і появу нових: посилення розгортанням сучасного політично- шених його арбітражем, прийшла антиприватизаційних настроїв, го конфлікту, можна легко припус- плюралістична демократія, де жод- гальмування приватизації, постійне тити, що всі сторони давно вичерпа- на політична сила не змушена пос- очікування населенням збережен- ли заготовлені стратегії поведінки і тупатися іншій. Почалася справж- ня високих темпів зростання своїх знаходяться у вільному польоті. ня політична конкуренція, де мета реальних доходів. Це призводить — влада. до заморожування досі роздутого Але вже немає арбітра, що спинить державного сектору в економіці та гарячі голови: вплив великого біз- Політична конкуренція веде до до розкручування спіралі популіз- несу на державну машину не такий поліпшення якості політиків, але му, з якої дуже важко вирватися на- значний, як видається, зовнішні на тлі розмитих норм політичної віть правим партіям. Ус е це блокує контролери значною мірою втрати- поведінки вона може стати і не- можливість здійснювати структурні ли свій контроль, а електорат поз- гативним явищем. У політичній реформи, а отже зіштовхує Україну бавлено ефективних важелів впливу конкуренції по-українськи немає на нижчу траєкторію економічного на своїх представників. Отож, доля “священних корів”: усе можна чі- зростання у порівнянні з потенцій- держави значною мірою опинилася пати руками і трощити, якщо цього но можливою. в руках особистостей, що представ- вимагає політичний момент. Напри- ляють групові інтереси, та в їхніх клад, у США неможливо собі уяви- Виборча парламентська кампанія, фантазіях стосовно того, “що ж буде ти електоральну кампанію, у якій що фактично розпочалася, продов- кращим для України”. під сумнів ставиться територіальна жує руйнувати й без того слабкі де- цілісність країни та ринкові засади мократичні інститути. Вже спаплю- Зараз лише лінивий не проводить організації економічних відносин. жено авторитет Конституційного паралелі, порівнюючи молоду вей- А в Україні відсутність рамок на- Суду: його вивели з гри, поставив- марську демократію та Україну

27 сьогодення. І дійсно, Україна сьо- тивно впливатиме на добробут цих тутів? годні інколи нагадує ліберальну груп. Політична стабільність та розбудо- веймарську демократію, що намага- ва демократичних інституцій прямо лася закріпитися на неліберальному Бажання повністю монополізува- залежить від структури та процесів, ґрунті. Беручи до уваги усе написане ти владу без урахування інтересів що відбуваються в політичній еліті. вище, на що ж зараз варто звернути конкуруючих груп за відсутності Умовно можна виділити три “чисті” увагу з уроків історії? Демократія загальноприйнятних неписаних стани еліти, що, безперечно, є лише є вразливою до самознищення: на норм політичної поведінки веде до точками континууму: 1) консенсус- виборах може перемогти антиде- руйнації механізму стримувань та но-об’єднана еліта; 2) роз’єднана; мократична сила, що знищить суть противаг. А відсутність такого ме- 3) ідеологічно об’єднана. Стан (3) демократії, залишивши її фасад. ханізму — до ще більш деструктив- спонукає до становлення авторитар- Гітлер після провалу пивного путчу ної конкуренції за суцільний кон- ного або тоталітарного правління, а сказав: “Якщо ми не можемо їх пе- троль над владними інститутами, трансформація від стану (2) до (1) рестріляти, ми їх переголосуємо”. оскільки ризики перебування “не веде до усталення політичної ста- при владі” зростають. Таким чи- більності, що сприятиме розбудові Після президентських виборів у ном, може скластися ситуація, коли демократичних інституцій. 1933 році вибори до рейхстагу про- гравці діятимуть раціонально, але в водилися тричі протягом двох років. результаті це призведе до погіршен- Політична криза, що розгортається Гітлер домігся свого і прийшов до ня, а не поліпшення їхнього стано- в Україні, містить ознаки трансфор- влади у демократичний спосіб. До- вища. мації української політичної еліти поміг йому в цьому маловідомий від стану роз’єднаності до консен- пан Папен, що сказав іншу, не менш Україна вже потрапила у зачароване сусного об’єднання. Конкуруючі відому фразу: “Тепер він [Гітлер] коло популізму: аби виграти вибо- групи намагаються побудувати “ти- там, де ми зможемо його контролю- ри, необхідно підняти зарплатню і хий” консенсус поміж собою сто- вати”. Пан Папен гірко помилився. соціальні виплати, навіть якщо для совно правил політичної поведінки. Історія знає й інші приклади подіб- цього немає достатніх фінансових них помилок, коли ставка робилася ресурсів. Уявімо, що якась із пар- Не варто очікувати, що негласні на особистості, а не на інституційні тій ініціює підняття пенсій перед домовленості, досягнуті напере- механізми стримувань та противаг. виборами. Чи можуть інші партії додні парламентських виборів, виступити проти, мотивуючи це не- об`єднають українську еліту. Скорі- Звичайно, Україна не Веймарська обхідністю фіскальної дисципліни ше ці домовленості можуть лише республіка, але мораль історичного чи збереженням макроекономічної започаткувати більш структурова- прикладу має бути засвоєна. Існує стабільності? ний процес діалогу між конфлік- небезпека руйнації демократичних Навряд чи. Тобто створюється ситу- туючими групами. У разі провалу процедур самими ж політиками, ація, коли змагання обіцянок дуже цього діалогу ми можемо отримати котрі значною мірою позбулися важко зупинити, що ми і спостері- в подарунок ще декілька раундів стимулів до дотримання демокра- гаємо напередодні виборчих кам- парламентських перегонів, а зара- тичних процедур чи то ззовні, чи то паній. Тепер в Україні формується зом і продовження руйнації демок- з боку виборців. нове зачароване коло, коли через ратичної системи. слабкі демократичні інститути і Жага влади, що майже нічим не традиції надмірно загострюються стримується, сьогодні не допов- політичні конфлікти, а останні ще нюється усвідомленням зв`язку між більше послаблюють демократичні груповими та суспільними інтере- інститути і не дають сформувати- сами. Тобто політики, намагаючись ся традиціям. Чи вдасться Україні отримати максимальний зиск для розірвати зачароване коло популіз- груп, які вони представляють, мо- му, що було запущене у 2004, та жуть завдати такої шкоди демок- не допустити розгортання проце- ратичним інститутам, що це нега- су руйнації демократичних інсти-

28 CANADIAN TEACHING FELLOWSHIP IN UKRAINE

The Katedra Foundation in To- lish a Visiting Lectureship, fi rst at a course on 20th century World ronto has announced a program the National University of Kyiv Political History. His most recent of non-governmental Teaching Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA) and book, an edited collection titled Fellowships tenable at Ukrainian then at universities in Lviv, Odesa, Ukraine, the EU and Russia. His- universities. The Fellowships are Kharkiv and Luhansk. tory, Culture, International Rela- intended to support Ukraine’s ef- Katedra Foundation is pleased to tions will be published this Fall by forts to integrate its higher learning announce that Stephen Velychen- Palgrave-MacMillan. In support of with European and world scholar- ko, a Research Fellow at the Chair the Fellowship the Kyiv Mohyla ship. These long-term Fellowships of Ukrainian Studies and a CERES Foundation of Washington, USA will allow foreign academics to Associate, at the University of To- has funded the purchase of the text- teach Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian ronto, is the recipient of its Fellow- book for the course. subjects – in Ukrainian or English. ship for the 2007-2008 academic Katedra Foundation The Foundation proposes to estab- year at NaUKMA. He will teach Toronto Canada M8X 1C5

Соціо-історичний контекст громадського мововжитку, і Чому англійська повинна бути другою мовою України

Степан Величенко, науковий спів- того, щоб вивести країну з російсь- танови, тому що в Україні нині діє робітник Центру європейських, комовного простору. Точніше, вони змішана економіка. Приватні між- російських, євразійських дослід- нічого не зробили аби розібрати народні та вітчизняні компанії, які жень та кафедри українознавчих інфраструктуру виробництва і роз- в Україні розповсюджують, перш студій Університету повсюдження, що тримала Україну за все, російськомовну продукцію м. Торонто, Канада в російськомовному просторі. також повинні бути включені до Україна повинна залишити росій- цієї політики. До того часу, поки Україна здобула політичну, проте ськомовний простір і приєднати- в усіх кіосках, принаймні в Цент- не економічну чи культурну, неза- ся до англомовного простору для ральній та Західній Україні, не бу- лежність у 1991 році. І оскільки це того, щоб здобути культурну неза- дуть стояти на полицях 75%-80% відбулося мирним шляхом, еліта лежність. Саме там Україна стане україномовні та англомовні дешеві старого режиму не була засуджена невід’ємною частиною Європи та масові видання, глянцеві журнали, чи вигнана. Ці старі лідери, які за- світу. Для цього мовна політика в газети, CD та DVD, Україна зали- лишились при владі після незалеж- громадському просторі повинна шатиметься російською культур- ності, майже нічого не зробили для охоплювати не тільки державні ус- ною колонією, ізольована від решти

29 світу, або у найкращому випадку, бачили потреби вивчати українську налів, 18 відсотків телевізійних пов’язана з ним лише через росій- мову, розмовляли російською і були програм і 35 відсотків газет вихо- ськомовний фільтр. Така ситуація культурно та інтелектуально орієн- дили українською мовою – решта є буде роздмухувати антиросійські товані на Москву. Нарешті, оскільки російськомовною. До того ж, Украї- настрої в Україні та створить непо- незалежність була здобута мирним ну заполоняє російськомовні видан- розуміння між Європейським Сою- шляхом, ці мільйони російсько- ня та трансляції з Росії, які суттєво зом і Росією. мовних, що були створені совєтсь- зменшать ці відсотки, якщо ми бу- кою політикою, не емігрували після димо їх враховувати. Проте, росій- Громадський мовний простір Украї- 1991 р., як це зробили французи в ськомовні росіяни складають лише ни став російськомовним через сві- Алжирі, японці в Кореї, голландці 20% населення України. Протягом дому урядову політику, що здійсню- в Індонезії, німці в Судетах або ан- останніх двох років збільшилася валася десятиліттями. По-перше, до глійці в Африці чи Індії. Совєтські складова частина україномовних і 1917 року царська влада заборони- русофільські еліти України, тим ча- телевізійних програм, але інститу- ла викладання та друк українською сом, залишилися при владі та не за- ціональна інфраструктура досі схи- мовою. На додаток, російська була провадили ефективного законодавс- ляє людей до вживання російської соціально престижною як мова ім- тва для того, аби змінити мовний мови. перії. Поразка національної рево- статус-кво України в громадському люції у 1921 році означала, що цей просторі, як і не перерізали мереж Така диспропорція йде, перш за спадок не був подоланий. По-друге, розповсюдження і виробництва, що все, від тривалого володіння Росія- між 1929 і 1947 роками керована з були створені за совєтської доби. нами правами на виробництво і Москви російська імміграція й “ет- розповсюдження аудіовізуальних нічне розчинення”, разом зі спла- Після 1991 року більшість місько- та друкованих продуктів на тери- нованими Москвою депортаціями го населення визнала легітимність торії колишнього СРСР. Російські та знищенням мільйонів українців, української держави, але мало пе- власники, як і більшість людей того створили великі російськомовні рейшли на використання українсь- часу, вбачали в СНД нову форму міські анклави у східних регіонах кої мови або змінили інтелектуальну російського домінування на тере- країни. Загалом, між 1897 і 1989 ро- та культурну орієнтацію на Моск- нах колишнього СРСР. Деякі з них ками загальна кількість росіян в Ук- ву, тому що базова інфраструктура ультра-націоналістами. Але й тор- раїні подвоїлася. По-третє, совєтсь- російськомовного простору зали- гівельні інтереси також дають зро- ка освітня і інформаційна політика шилася без змін. Оскільки на ринку зуміти, що ці люди як власники не після 1929 року згори скеровувала не було достатньо україномовної зацікавлені в скороченні російсь- мобільних неросійських мігрантів продукції, не було сенсу переходи- комовного ринку та втраті прибут- з села до російськомовної міської ти. Це принципово для розуміння ків через витрати на не-російсько- культури і дозволяла російським мовної проблеми, тому що вибір мовну продукцію. Й так фінансові міським поселенцям працювати та робиться не у вакуумі, а за певних та/або особисті інтереси в збере- задовольняти свої культурні та ду- умов. женні російськомовного просто- ховні потреби в просторі російської ру, який був створений у совєтські мови та культури. Це посилило сис- Немає сенсу говорити про “вільний часи, співпадали з русофільськими тему, створену ще до 1917 року. Як вибір” послуговуватися українсь- симпатіями керівників України, так наслідок, наступні покоління росій- кою в Україні, оскільки станом на що і зумовило відсутність істотних ських міських іммігрантів-поселен- 2000 рік лише 10 відсотків щоріч- змін у інституціональній базі росій- ців і асимільованих мігрантів не ного друку книг, 12 відсотків жур- ського мово-вжитку в громадському

30 просторі України після 1991 року. льовані російською низькопробні канали. Отже, що стосується про- Після цього українські олігархи не фільми, читати дешеві макулатурні центу від загальної маси продукції, викупити їх власність, і далі сьогод- газети російською, оскільки деше- а не тільки від вітчизняних прог- ні, здається, не зацікавлені в ство- вих україномовних низькопробних рам, російськомовні програми досі ренні україномовного громадського фільмів або макулатурних газет або домінують на українських частотах. простору. До того, між 2005 та 2010 мало або немає. Такі олігархи, як Інтереси проросійських власників року Кремль буде видавати 800 Ахмєтов, Тарута та Суркіс, не на- також відображаються у викривлен- мільйонів рублів державних грошей магаються виробляти подібну де- ні фактів: у червні 2006 року, нап- для виробництва і розповсюдження шеву україномовну аудіовізуальну риклад, нео-совєтські русофільські російськомовних аудіовізуальних та продукцію, масові щоденні газети лідери зібрали не більше трьохсот друкованих продуктів у колишніх чи белетристику. Закони, що були людей разом з російськими грома- неросійських совєтських республі- прийняті після 2004 р. знизили від- дянами, аби виступити з протестом ках – й так штучно підтримувати соток сучасних іноземних фільмів, біля санаторію в одному з міст Кри- мовну русифікацію неросіян поза що дубльовані російською мовою та му, де знаходились американські межами Росії. субтитрами, до 65%, але вже відомо солдати, які супроводжували вій- що уряд Януковича не продовжува- ськове обладнання на кораблі, який З 1991 року в Україні існує інсти- ти удосконалення цих законів. ще не пройшов митного контролю. туційна інфраструктура для украї- Українські ЗМІ використовували номовної науки, великої політики Всупереч рекомендаціям Європей- наближені а не панорамні зйомки та високої культури. Проте сучас- ського Союзу та законам України, і представили цих окремих людей на культура складається не лише з на 2006 рік уряд і компанії далі від- як “масову антинатовську” демонс- “класики”. Вона містить багато дру- мовились назвати власників радіо- трацію. Тільки завдяки незалеж- кованого, відзнятого та записаного мереж та телевізійних каналів в ній українській газеті “Дзеркало потолочі. “Жовта преса” всюди про- Україні. Наскільки відомо, росіяни тижня” люди дізнались правду про дається мільйонами копій, тоді як контролюють безпосередньо або те, що відбувалося і що найбільша якісна преса – лише десятками ти- опосередковано через русофільсь- кількість людей – всього лише 1500 сяч. В Україні інституційна інфра- ких олігархів України 90 відсотків – прийшло на цю маленьку вистав- структура масової культури є росій- комунікаційних мереж України. ку лише того дня, коли Кушнарьов ськомовною. Приватні компанії, які Російські НТВ, ОРТ, Alfa-Group та приїхав виголошувати промову. вже виробляють десятки мільйонів Лукойл частково контролюють ук- копій для російського ринку, збува- раїнські канали 1+1, Інтер, Новий Лояльні російськомовні громадяни ють свої дешеві продукти в Україні Канал і СТБ відповідно. За останні України усвідомлюють, що громад- без надмірних зусиль, оскільки їм два роки частка україномовних те- ський простір фактично є російсько- не перешкоджають жодні обмежен- левізійних програм зросла приблиз- мовним, і не нарікають на те, що їм ня на імпорт. Або вони виробляють но до 75% від продукції, що була доводиться відсилати своїх дітей до їх на заводах-філіях і продають де- зроблена в Україні. Проте у той же українських шкіл, читати громадсь- шево на вітчизняному ринку. Отже, час, коли місцеві політики на Пів- кі знаки та заповнювати офіційні до- українці, які не цікавляться наукою, дні і Сході України блокують на- кументи українською, що є для них великою політикою або високою ціональні канали та ретранслюють майже єдиним зв’язком з українсь- культурою, майже не мають іншої російськомовні програми з Росії кою мовою, якого російськомовні можливості крім купувати і ди- до місцевих станцій, національний громадяни не можуть уникнути. На витись дешеві російські або дуб- уряд ніколи не блокував російські це нарікають лише налаштовані на

31 реставрацію старого ладу лідери бачав жодних судових санкцій. Як розкішшю, на яку у звичайної лю- Партії Регіонів, на кшталт Куш- наслідок, неможливо кого-небудь дини не вистачає часу. нарьова, і такі екстремісти, як Пет- обвинуватити в його порушенні. ро Симоненко та Наталія Вітренко, Такі політики, як Клюєв і Азаров, Нео-совєтські русофільські політи- яка вважає, що українська мова є стали урядовими міністрами, хоча ки, що керують Україною, не прос- “мовою худоби”. Вони не можуть вони демонстративно відмовляють- то байдужі, а ворожі до використан- прийняти реальності української ся вивчати українську мову чи гово- ня української мови в громадському незалежності, їх лякає перспектива рити нею. Урядові чиновники поза просторі. Вони дозволили росій- вступу України до ЄС, вони боять- трьома західними областями звер- ським видавничим компаніям і ся, що освічені українці, як освічені таються до громадян російською, дистриб’юторам засновувати філії люди решти світу, почнуть вивчати незалежно від того, якою мовою до в Україні, не зобов’язали їх дру- англійську як другу мову замість них звертаються громадяни; учи- кувати українською та звільнили мови колишнього імперського воло- телі в українських школах навчають їх від податків на імпорт протягом даря України. Вони знають, що ут- російською, але нікого не штра- дев’яностих років. Вони не насліду- римання України у російськомовно- фують і не звільняють з роботи. вали зразок російського уряду і не му просторі посилить її подальше Хоча англійська вже була світовою скасували оподаткування на внут- підпорядкування Росії і надасть їм мовою у 1991 році, її не зробили рішні україномовні публікації. Як статус місцевих князьків. Не дивно, обов’язковою для вивчення в школі. наслідок, російськомовні видання що однією з їх ключових цілей є на- Без книжкового ринку, який це б в Україні часто дешевші за україно- дання російській мові офіціального створило, жодна англомовна ком- мовні чи англомовні видання, знач- статусу в Україні. Аналогічна ситу- панія не мала економічних підстав но більше поширюються і є набага- ація склалася б, якби французи та їх облаштовуватися в Україні для дру- то доступнішими. У Донецьку, 38% місцеві колаборанти в Алжирі, або ку доступних версій своїх видань. якого складають російськомовні японці та їх колаборанти в Кореї по- Як наслідок, через 15 років після росіяни, виходить приблизно 1000 вернулися до влади після формаль- здобуття незалежності українсь- російськомовних газет і журналів. ного відокремлення цих країн від кі бібліотеки не можуть дозволити Україномовна газета є лише одна. старих імперій, і тоді, як частина зу- собі купувати англомовні книжки. У 2005 році місцеві політики при- силь із відновлення імперських пут, Відповідно, учні досі користуються пинили субсидування у розмірі 43 зробили мову старої імперії офіцій- російськомовними книжками для тис. гривень, що вони до того нада- ною у цих країнах. Так само як та- вивчення і дослідження неукраїнсь- вали школам і бібліотекам на купів- кий розвиток подій був би рецептом ких тем. Це посилює участь серед- лю української газети, і асигнували політичної катастрофи в тих краї- ньостатистичної освіченої люди- 800 тис. гривень у ці ж заклади для нах, цілі екстремістської реставра- ни у російськомовному просторі і купівлі трьох головних російських ційної меншини України сьогодні є тримає її в ізоляції від решти світу, газет. Ті самі політики скаржаться рецептом нестабільності у Східній який розмовляє англійською. На- на порушення прав російськомов- Європі. віть Монголія зробила англійську ного населення і висловлюються за другою офіційною мовою. Окремі офіційний статус російської мови. Уряд Кравчука зробив українську люди вчать англійську, але Україна державною мовою, але нео-совєт- має найнижчий показник володіння Неросійські іноземні власники, які ські депутати переважали в парла- англійською мовою у Східній Єв- приїхали в Україну після 1991 року, менті, коли був прийнятий закон ропі. Мабуть, це пов’язано з тим, допомагають утримувати країну у про мову, і через них він не перед- що англійська як третя мова стає російськомовному просторі. Нап-

32 риклад, пан Джед Санден видає у підтримує політичне об’єднання з мововжитку і неодмінно “оберуть” Києві Kyiv Post. Він також видає 12 Росією, і що українські російсько- для використання та купівлі росій- глянцевих журналів. Усі вони ви- мовні можуть бути українськими ськомовну продукцію. Тому de facto ходять російською і, таким чином, патріотами, довели українські фут- російське домінування у громадсь- Санден – людина, яка підтримує больні фани літа 2006 р. Вони та- кому просторі, ментальна залеж- політичну незалежність України, кож критично сприймають політику ність від Росії та ворожість до неї, – сприяє культурній залежності Ук- Путіна по відношенню до України. яку провокує ця залежність, про- раїни від її колишнього імперського Вони не хочуть, щоб їх асоціювали довжується дотепер. У свою чергу, володаря. У його офісах працюють з Росією, і все це свідчить про ці- це перешкоджає інтеграції України люди, які не вміють говорити чи каву перспективу для України стати до ЄС та решти світу, загрожує Росії писати українською. Голлівудські східноєвропейською Ірландією. нестабільністю на її південно-захід- продюсери та дистриб’ютори не ному кордоні. роблять українських версій своєї Як висновок, вжиток російської продукції. Білл Гейтс не випускає мови в Українському громадсько- Лояльні російськомовні громадя- української версії Windows. Вели- му просторі був запроваджений ни України усвідомлюють, що гро- кі міжнародні об’єднання глянце- урядовою політикою. З 1991 року, мадський простір є de facto росій- вих журналів – такі як об’єднання за винятку періоду з 2004 по сер- ськомовним, і сприймають те, що жіночого журналу моди Burda – не пень 2006 роки, ця ситуація трива- оскільки вони живуть в Україні, їм випускають україномовних версій ла, оскільки уряд є нео-совєтським слід знати українську мову. Анало- своїх видань. і русофільським і майже нічого не гічним чином вони не в захваті від робить для зміни цієї політики. Він ідеї мати тісніші зв’язки з засно- Російське домінування у громадсь- не вводить у дію те незначне зако- ваною на природних ресурсах ав- кому просторі не сприяє політичній нодавство, що існує, і не доповнює тократією Путіна і її війни. Проте лояльності до Росії. Що воно робить це законодавство, аби його можна екстремістська меншість і лідери так це підтримує і сприяє русофіль- було застосувати для приватних Партії Регіонів намагаються надати ській культурній та інтелектуальній ЗМІ і видавничих компаній. Отже, російській мові офіціальний статус, орієнтації, що посилює давній ім- стара інфраструктура виробництва що підсилить втягнення України до перський зв’язок з Росією та пере- і розповсюдження, яку засновано російськомовного простору, зміц- шкоджає створенню ментальних і совєтьскою політикою, залишається нить її культурну та політичну за- культурних зв’язків з ЄС і рештою і досі виробляє і розповсюджує де- лежність від Росії, що існувала ще світу, яка розмовляє англійською. шеву російськомовну продукцію. У за імперської доби, та зруйнує надії За логікою, не існує обов’язкового той час, коли освічені люди кожної на членство України в ЄС. Надання співвідношення між мово вжитком країни світу вивчають англійську як російській офіційного статусу не та політичною відданістю. Шотлан- другу мову, оскільки англійська є de тільки б змінило зовнішньополітич- дці, ірландці, індіанці, американці, facto світовою мовою, нео-совєтсь- ні пріоритети Президента Ющенка, австралійці та канадці усі вислов- кі русофільські політики України але і спровокувало б ворожість ук- люють свій націоналізм англійсь- ізолюють країну від решти світу раїнців до Росії та відданих росій- кою. Корсиканці та бретонці вико- через підтримку інфраструктури ськомовних громадян України. Тоді ристовують для цього французьку, виробництва і розповсюдження, яка Європейському Союзу може загро- а латиноамериканці – іспанську. тримає Україну в російськомовно- жувати нестабільність на його схід- Ми також знаємо, що мало хто з му просторі. Тому українці не ма- ному кордоні, а Росії – на російськомовних громадян України ють насправді вибору громадського західному.

33 Загроза реставрації в Україні

Роберт Кан в праці “Проблема України не тільки своїм найбільшим Януковича, що час грає на нього. реставрації” (1967) дійшов прихильникам, а й американським Можливо також, що в затягуванні висновку, що реставрація старо- корпораціям. 25 травня, наприклад, переговорів і провокуванні режиму малоймовірна, якщо ми дізналися, що Київщина протистояння в весні, йшлося про вона не відбудеться протягом продаватиме всі обласні музеї. дискредитацію Ющенка шляхом життя політичного покоління вимушення його до застосування людей, активних за старого ладу А усім, хто чекає на наступні сили – крок, що мав дискредитувати й здатних ефективно працювати у українські вибори варто пам’ятати, українську незалежність в відновленому режимі. Цей закон що облудливі й маніпулятивні поміркованих світових колах, спрацював в Росії, де Путін успішно виборчі практики Регіонів і які мають проблеми з визнанням контролює неорадянську за стилем Януковича 2004 і 2006 років застосування сили на захист або автократію оперту на природні подібні не лише до путінських. встановлення демократії. Сторони багатства. Болгарія, Румунія і Республіканці в Америці також досягли компромісу наприкінці Словаччина постали перед подібним застосовували сумнівні й неправові травня, але імовірність спланованого майбутнім 1996, 1997 і 1998 років, методи, аби привести до влади Регіонами балансування на межі якби тамтешні неокомуністи Джорджа Буша, і тому аналітики війни не варто недооцінювати. спромоглися виграти вибори. Вони мусять усвідомити, що американські не спромоглися і тепер реставрація дорадці в Києві захочуть долучити Книжка Роберта Кана нагадує нам, в тих державах малоймовірна. деякі з їхніх винаходів до багажу що реставрація режиму рідкісна, В Україні 2006 року Регіони, Регіонів. Завдяки такому різновиду але можлива. Це також нагадує СПУ і КПУ програли вибори, “американського ноу-хау” нам, що умови для реставрації але через нерішучість Ющенка Регіони сьогодні не лише платять надалі наявні в Україні. Варто протягом року ця здискредитована “політичним туристам” сидіти на пам’ятати, що відповідальні неосоветська кучмістська еліта майдані, а й носять “правильні” за брудні технології 2004 року повернулася з добровільного краватки і зачіски. На жаль, це люди на вищому і середньому вигнання чи пенсії. Влітку 2006 спрацьовує. Наївні журналісти, партійному щаблі надалі на посадах року вони створили коаліцію, а дивлячись на це, пишуть статті до де і можуть повторити свій досвід. В.Янукович став прем’єром. Цікаво видань кшталту Telegraph чи Ob- Тільки цього разу вони робитимуть і важливо, що лідери Регіонів server, де пояснюють, ніби Янукович це краще – тож і спостерігачам чудово зрозуміли важливість став “новою людиною” а його варто ліпше приглядатися. Партія позірної демократичності своїх дій, політична група ніби “нормальна регіонів – неорадянська структура звільнили своїх російських радників партія”. й від її приходу до влади в Україні і тепер слухаються американських, виграють лише Росія і абсолютна наближеності до Республіканської А тим часом в Україні прихильників меншість всередині України. партії. Регіонів навряд чи здає собі справу, Хоча російськомовні мешканці Старозавітні комуністи, що їхні улюбленці діють за порадами які підтримають Реґіоналів і неорадянські капіталісти і “американських капіталістів”. І ще можуть позбутися потреби вивчати американські неоконсерватори цікаво, як довго, на думку партійних українську з Реґіонами і їхніми можуть видатись дивним міксом, лідерів, советським русофільством американськими корпоративних але в неоліберальному глобальному можна буде компенсувати жахливі друзів при владі, вони також будуть світі, де політики продають державне умови життя їхніх симпатиків в позбавлені тими самими Реґіонами, майно приватним корпораціям, східних містах й відволікати їхню праці, пенсій, гарантованих це позірно дивне поєднання в увагу від неоподаткованих багатств державою медичного огляду і освіти Україні не таке вже аномальне. їхніх олігархічних спонсорів? – разом із всіма Українцями. Тож не випадає дивуватися, якщо Як довго Партія регіонів зможе вони ставши правлячою партією поєднувати свою соціальну риторику Степан Величенко, Університет Регіони після наступних виборів, з проолігархічною політикою? Торонто, Канада вони почнуть продавати те, що залишилося від державної власності Американці либонь переконали

34 35 Participating Universities

National University of Kyiv National Aviation University, Lesya Ukrainka Volyn Univer- Petro Sahaydachnyy Military Mohyla Academy Kyiv sity, Lutsk College of Lviv Fevzi AMZAIEV Oksana KLEUTINA Vitaliy LIPICH Alla MYSHALOVA

Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrai- University of Lviv (Ivan University of Kyiv Admiral Makarov National nian National University, Franko National University) (Taras Shevchenko University of Shipbuilding, Luhansk Oksana HOBA National University) Mykolaiv Olga ZHDANOVA Andriy PORAYKO Oleksandr PERTSOVSKYI Ruslana KOSTINA Andriy OLENYUK Jaroslav UDOVENKO

National Linguistic Univer- Kyiv International University Ukrainian Academy of National Technical University, sity, Kyiv Yulia NUSBAM Foreign Trade, Kyiv Lviv Polytechnic Iryna MAZUR Lyubomyr REGUSH Roman BRUKH

National University of Ostroh Ukrainian Catholic University, Yaroslav the Wise National Law Canada Ukraine Parliamentary Academy Lviv Academy of Ukraine, Kharkiv Program Dmytro PANCHUK Oksana LESKIV Diana GLADKA Olga KROYTOR

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