“Ukrainians had been invited to Canada, the land of freedom, and the opportunities that awaited them here. And no sooner did they get here, they were vilified as being enemy aliens.” https://t.co/QIzZ5MAv8w #CdnHist
Wall murals at the Ukrainian Co-op are being refreshed to incorporate flowers native to Saskatchewan and designs that reflect Ukrainian and First Nations and Métis culture. Artist Jez Brenwold hopes to complete the project before winter.
"My chief aim was to honour the innocent men, women and children who were treated unjustly over a century ago, and all those who have suffered the ripple effects since:" Okanagan screens #WWI#internment documentary
https://t.co/07RJNL2C4n
CBC: The engraving on the back of the chair helped trace the craftsman's story, which includes 100 years of twists, turns and correspondence with an American president. https://t.co/uO9QdsoK87
#SpiritLake#WWI#Internment
On the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we celebrate the history of close relationship between Ukrainian people and Indigenous people in Canada.
The story of #kokum scarves is one of the great examples of deep our cultural ties.
💝Today is the 104th birthday of a Holodomor witness and the oldest volunteer in Ukraine,Liubov Yarosh,from Khodorkiv village in Zhytomyr Oblast.
We sincerely congratulate Liubov Yarosh on her birthday and wish her good health, happiness,and many more years under a peaceful sky!
We wrote to the @HockeyHallFame@MelanieJoly and @MarcMillerVM to ensure Datsyuk is not let into the Hall, or into Canada. Our letter here:
https://t.co/KW1zSHWBUH
Excellent report from CBC on how a Toronto address was used to smuggle $80M of electronics to Russia and lack of Canada sanctions enforcement
https://t.co/BMb4rDo1P5
UCC CEO Ihor Michalchyshyn: There is no point in issuing sanctions and then granting wide-ranging exemptions. The #Canada government is sending a message that they will cave to corporate pressure. https://t.co/CywYUpxlI9
Airbus Canada has been granted a waiver to resume imports of Russian titanium. Totally unacceptable. We must not allow any Canadian entity to help fund Russia’s genocidal war. https://t.co/q89QQfCviv
"Museums have a responsibility to the truth and can be brave spaces that can contribute to positive societal change by actively engaging with community and holding space for underrepresented voices" https://t.co/bUhr0LQsBs
I wonder if Canada’s Online Harms Act will apply to those who accuse the millions of Canadians of Central and Eastern European heritage who identify as victims of Soviet terror and repression, of being Canada’s “enemies”?