ЦІНA $1.00 Четвер, 1 листопада 2012, Рік 82, Число 42 • Thursday, November 1, 2012 Volume 82, Number 42 The New Pathway Publishers, Limited 145 Evans Ave., Suite 210, Toronto, Ont., M8Z 5X8 Canada Publications mail agreement No. 40005756 Ukrainian National Federation of Canada Українське Національне Об’єднання Канади 37 Convention of UNF Canada & Affiliated Organizations Крайовий З’їзд УНО Канади і Братніх Організацій November 8-11, 2012, Edmonton Ukraine Remembers – The World Acknowledges! Голодомор 1932-1933 років Україна пам’ятає — Світ визнає! Вибори 2012 в Україні Результати голосування станом на 29 жовтня 31.92% 24.14% 13.91% 13.46% 9.57% 1.63% ПР Батьківщина КПУ Удар Свобода Україна вперед MP Etobicoke Centre Ted Opitz Former MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj Continued on page 6 ̳ñ³ÿ ñïîñòåð³ãà÷³â Êàíàäè ââàæàº, ùî ïàðëàìåíòñüê³ âèáîðè â Óêðà¿í³ íå ïîâí³ñòþ â³äïîâ³äàþòü ì³æíàðîäíèì ñòàíäàðòàì. Ïðî öå ñêàçàëà íà ïðåñ- êîíôåðåíö³¿ ãîëîâà ì³ñ³¿ Êàíàäè ç³ ñïîñòåðåæåííÿ çà âèáîðàìè ó Âåðõîâíó Ðàäó, ñåíàòîð Êàíàäñüêîãî Ïàðëàìåíòó Ðåéíåë Àíäðåé÷óê. Ìè ìîæåìî ãîâîðèòè ïðî òå, ùî â äåíü âèáîð³â ñïîñòåð³ãàëèñÿ äåÿê³ â³äõèëåííÿ é ïîðóøåííÿ ó íèçö³ ñôåð, ùî ï³äðèâຠïîâí³ñòþ ñïðàâåäëèâèé âèá³ð ãðîìàäÿí Óêðà¿íè, çàÿâèëà âîíà. Ïðè öüîìó ïàí³ Àíäðåé÷óê ï³äêðåñëèëà, ùî çàô³êñîâàí³ ïîðóøåííÿ íå ìàþòü çãóáíîãî âïëèâó íà äåìîêðàòè÷íå âîëåâèÿâëåííÿ. Áàçóþ÷èñü íà äàíèõ ñïîñòåðåæåííÿ, ÿê³ â íàñ º, ìè ìîæåìî çàÿâèòè, ùî õ³ä âèáîð³â 28 æîâòíÿ ñóïðîâîäæóâàâñÿ ïåâíèìè íåäîë³êàìè ó áàãàòüîõ ðåã³îíàõ, ùî íå äîçâîëÿº íàçèâàòè âèáîðè àáñîëþòíî ÷åñíèìè, çàÿâèëà âîíà. Îäíàê ö³ íåäîë³êè, çà ñâîºþ ñóòòþ, íå º îáîâÿçêîâîþ çàâàäîþ â³ëüíîìó, ÷åñíîìó é äåìîêðàòè÷íîìó âîëåâèÿâëåííþ óêðà¿íñüêîãî íà- ðîäó, ñêàçàëà ñåíàòîð. Ö³ âèáîðè â³äîáðàçèëè ïåâíèé ðåãðåñ ó äåìîêðàò³¿, ââàæຠâîíà. Ñåðåä ïîðóøåíü ³ íåäîë³ê³â, ÿê³ áóëè çàô³êñîâàí³ ì³ñ³ºþ ï³ä ÷àñ âèáîð÷î¿ êîìïàí³¿, Ðåéíåë Àíäðåé÷óê íàçâàëà òþðåìíå óâÿçíåííÿ ïðîâ³äíèõ îïîçèö³éíèõ ïðîâ³äíèê³â ³ ïîòåíö³éíèõ ñóïðîòèâíèê³â ÷èííî¿ âëàäè. Òàêîæ ó ¿õ ÷èñë³ ñòðóêòóðí³ ïåðåâàãè ïðàâëÿ÷î¿ ïàðò³¿, íååôåêòèâíèé ðîçãëÿä âèáîð÷èõ ñêàðã, ñóìí³âíà ïðîöåäóðà âèçíà÷åííÿ âèáîð÷èõ îêðóã³â, âèêîðèñòàííÿ àäì³íðåñóðñó ïðàâëÿ÷îþ ïàðò³ºþ, íåïðîçîðå ô³íàíñóâàííÿ âèáîð÷èõ êàìïàí³é, íåñïðàâåäëèâå ôîðìóâàííÿ âèáîð÷êîì³â. Êð³ì òîãî, êàíàäñüê³ ñïîñòåð³ãà÷³ áóëè ñòóðáîâàí³ çãîðòàííÿì ñâîáîäè ñëîâà â Óêðà¿í³ é êîíöåíòðàö³ºþ Ç̲ â ðóêàõ äåê³ëüêîõ ëþäåé, à òàêîæ àëüÿíñàìè ìåä³à ç ïîë³òè÷íèìè ïàðò³ÿìè. Місія Канади: Вибори не були абсолютно чесними Supreme Court Upholds 2011 Conservative Win in Toronto {From CBC News) - Conservative Ted Opitz remains the MP for the Toronto riding of Etobicoke Centre after a split decision released [October 25] by the Supreme Court of Canada. Four of the Supreme Court judges restored 59 of the 79 votes that a lower court judge threw out, preserving Opitzs narrow 2011 federal election victory. Former Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj had challenged the results based on apparent voting irregularities at several polling stations on Election Day and an Ontario court judge ruled in his favour last May. Wrzesnewskyj lost to Opitz by 26 votes.
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Четвер, 1 листопада 2012, Рік 82, Число 42 • Thursday, November 1 , 2012 Volume 82, Number 42
The New Pathway Publishers, Limited145 Evans Ave., Suite 210,
Toronto, Ont., M8Z 5X8 Canada
Publications mail agreement No. 40005756
Ukrainian National Federation of CanadaУкраїнське Національне Об’єднання Канади
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Convention of UNF Canada & Affiliated OrganizationsКрайовий З’їзд УНО Канади і Братніх Організацій
November 8-11, 2012, Edmonton
Ukraine Remembers – The World Acknowledges!Голодомор 1932-1933 років
Україна пам’ятає — Світ визнає!
Вибори 2012 в УкраїніРезультати голосування станом на 29 жовтня
31.92%24.14%
13.91% 13.46% 9.57% 1.63%
ПР Батьківщина КПУ Удар Свобода Україна вперед
MP Etobicoke Centre Ted Opitz Former MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj
Êð³ì òîãî, êàíàäñüê³ ñïîñòåð³ãà÷³ áóëè ñòóðáîâàí³ çãîðòàííÿì ñâîáîäè ñëîâà â Óêðà¿í³ é êîíöåíòðàö³ºþ Ç̲ â ðóêàõ äåê³ëüêîõ ëþäåé, à òàêîæ àëüÿíñàìè ìåä³à ç ïîë³òè÷íèìè ïàðò³ÿìè.
Місія Канади: Вибори не були абсолютно чесними
Supreme Court Upholds 2011 Conservative Win in Toronto
{From CBC News) - Conservative Ted Opitz remains the MP for the Toronto riding of Etobicoke Centre after a split decision released [October 25] by the Supreme Court of Canada.
Four of the Supreme Court judges
restored 59 of the 79 votes that a lower court judge threw out, preserving Opitz�s narrow 2011 federal election victory.
Former Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj had challenged the results based on apparent voting irregularities at several polling stations on Election Day and an Ontario court judge ruled in his favour last May. Wrzesnewskyj lost to Opitz by 26 votes.
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Ottawa - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) is launching the fifth annual National Holodomor Awareness Week November 19-25, 2012. The goal is, annu-ally, to unite the Ukrainian community and all Canadians in remembering the vic-tims and raising awareness of this genocide.
International Holodomor Memorial Day will be observed on Saturday, November 24. In Canada, this day has been enshrined in both federal and provin-cial legislation as Holodomor Memorial Day.
The Holodomor, by its geographical focus and intensity, is one of the great-est genocides in human history. It is an example of the deprivation of the human right to food and embodies the human rights violations suffered by the victims of Communism around the world.
The UCC continues its efforts to secure this genocide�s rightful place in the new publicly funded Canadian Museum for Human Rights, and to ensure that the Holodomor is included in school curricula across the country. The UCC believes it is vital that this tragedy not be forgotten as it is the best hope against history repeating itself.
For a complete list of events across Canada marking the 79th anniversary of the Holodomor visit: http://www.ucc.ca/programs/projects/holodomor/holodomor-2012/
Let�s reveal the truth about the Holodomor to the world!Ukraine Remembers - the World Acknowledges
UCC Announces National Holodomor Awareness Week
November 19 - 25, 2012Ottawa - (Marketwire - Oct. 28, 2012) - Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and International Cooperation Minister Julian Fantino issued the following statement on the parliamentary elec-tions held today in Ukraine:
�Today�s elections are a key bench-mark in Ukraine�s democratic develop-ment and are indicative of worrying trends in the country�s progress towards achieving its democratic aspirations. We look forward to the assessments of Mission Canada, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and other independent election obser-vation missions in the coming days.
�The head of the Canadian mission,
Canada Closely Monitoring Ukrainian Elections
Senator Raynell Andreychuk, [Oct. 27] expressed continuing concerns about irregularities in the electoral process. Irregularities observed during the cam-paign created an uneven playing field which may have interfered with the ability of citizens to freely express their electoral will.
�Ukraine has made substantial democratic strides since 1992 and it is disheartening that this year�s par-liamentary elections do not appear to have measured up to Ukraine�s past democratic performance.�Canada is committed to advocating for freedom, democracy, human rights and rule of law for all Ukrainians.�
KYIV (OSCE) � Ukraine�s parlia-mentary elections were characterized by a tilted playing field, the interna-tional observers concluded in a state-ment released [October 29]. This was the result, primarily, of the abuse of administrative resources, as well as a lack of transparency in campaign and party financing and of balanced media coverage.
Voters had a choice between distinct parties and candidate registration was inclusive, with two notable exceptions, representing a wide variety of politi-cal views. The political environment, however, was dominated by powerful economic groups, to the detriment of the electoral process, the statement said.
�Considering the abuse of power, and the excessive role of money in this election, democratic progress appears to have reversed in Ukraine,� said Walburga Habsburg Douglas, the Special Co-ordinator who led the OSCE short-term election observation mission and the Head of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly delegation. �One should not have to visit a prison to hear from leading political figures in the country.�
�Ukrainians deserved better from these elections. The �oligarchization� of the whole process meant that citizens lost their ownership of the election, as well as their trust in it,� said Andreas Gross, the Head of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) delegation. �Unfortunately, the
great democratic potential of Ukrainian society was not realized in yesterday�s vote.�
Election day was calm and peaceful overall. While the voting and counting was assessed mostly positively by the observers, the tabulation was assessed negatively, as it lacked transparency.
The election administration man-aged the technical aspects of the pre-election process adequately, but rou-tinely held pre-session meetings behind closed doors, and most open sessions lacked substance.
�Yesterday, we witnessed a strong turnout and a well-conducted polling process. The positive engagement of the Ukrainian people shows their stead-fast desire for democracy, and this bodes well for Ukraine�s future,� said Assen Agov, Head of the Delegation from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. �We all hope that the disappointment of our overall assessment will galvanize political stakeholders into delivering the democratic progress which Ukrainians clearly seek.�
�The lack of appropriate responses by the authorities to the various electoral violations has led to a climate of impu-nity,� said Audrey Glover, the Head of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) long-term election observation mission. �This has cast a shadow over the election and the democratic prog-ress that, until recently, Ukraine had been making.
Ukrainian Elections Marred by Lack of Level Playing Field
Read in The New York Times from October 24, 2012, an article about the need for strengthening Ukraine�s democratic institutions to ensure the respect of funda-mental freedoms, written by Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Secretary of State, and Catherine Ashton, high representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy. They refer to �worrying trends� found in the latest interim report by the (parliamentary) election observation mission of the OSCE�s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.
Re Ukraine�s Troubling Trends
Canadians prepare to mark 79th anniversary of Ukrainian famine genocide
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Supreme Court Upholds 2011 Conservative...
But the Supreme Court ruled that the entitlement to vote cannot be annulled due to procedural errors and that there was a lack of evidence that most of the discarded ballots came from voters who were not qualified to vote.
Opitz immediately issued a state-ment thanking the court for its �care-fully reasoned decision.�
�As the court decision confirmed, a fair election took place, the result was clear, was then confirmed on a recount and the result has now been endorsed by the Supreme Court of Canada,� the statement reads.
�Fifty-two thousand people in Etobicoke Centre followed the rules, cast their ballots and today had their democratic decision upheld,� Opitz said.
Borys Wrzesnewskyj met report-ers at the Supreme Court after losing his court challenge of the 2011 federal election results in Etobicoke Centre. He found a silver lining, despite losing his case.
�The next federal election will be run very differently,� he said. �That means we�re all ahead. We�ve all won.�
NP - In an interview with The New Pathway, Wrzesnewskyj stated that the Canada Elections Act needs to change as it is outdated and has loop-holes, and better training of elections officials is required. He also said that his evidence of voting procedural irregularities he could provide was accepted into the court records, but could not be used in
his case argument. That being reporting of �vote suppression� for some seniors and apartment dwellers at specific poll-ing stations - tactics which caused them to walkaway, and statistical informa-tion indicating apparent �voting sub-version�, where an increase in voter turn-out correlated to an increase in Conservative votes. Wrzesnewskyj to this point said that as the elections law stands today, he could argue in his case only about ballots actually cast in the box.
Split Decision on Voting IrregularitiesThe majority of the judges has a set a high bar for anyone wanting to contest an election result due to failures in record keeping.
They made it clear that that the onus is on the applicant to have very solid proof - proof that might be dif-ficult to establish - that anything went wrong.
On the matter of missing registra-tion certificates, the Supreme Court found that it was up to Wrzesnewskyj to prove that they were missing and the fact they cannot be found is not suffi-cient evidence.
They were satisfied that the cer-tificates could have been �misplaced� because the deputy returning officer said that she �thought� they had been completed. If that sounds vague, the majority said, it is because she was try-
ing to recall something that happened eight months earlier.
The only irregularities the court would accept were instances where there was no voter�s signature on the registration certificate. The signature is supposed to be the voter�s statutory declaration that he or she is over 18 and a Canadian citizen.
However, the court did allow reg-istration certificates where an elections official has signed instead of the voter, reasoning that the official �would not put his signature on completely filled out registration forms without being satisfied of the voters� entitlement to vote,� so 10 votes were restored.
The majority also restored the bal-lots that had been negated due to errors in vouching, which occurs when a voter has no ID and someone swears as to their identity. There were no errors, said the court, only errors in record keeping. Even though vouching paperwork was missing, the court found that initials were enough to prove that the person doing the vouching was a relative of the voter being vouched for.
The majority also dismissed Wrzesnewskyj�s cross appeal, which centred on the fact that many voters cast their ballots in the wrong polling division.
The judges said definitively that, �Voting in the wrong polling division had no effect on the result of the elec-tion ... it is not comparable to voting in the incorrect riding.�
Chief Justice DissentedWhat is surprising is that three of the judges reached an opinion that is almost diametrically opposed to the four in the majority.
Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin and Justices Louis LeBel and Morris
Fish found that 65 of the 79 ballots dis-carded by the lower court judge should have been tossed.
The minority judges took a much harsher view of procedural errors. However, the majority leaned hard towards the entitlement of every quali-fied Canadian to vote.
Gavin Tighe, lawyer for Wrzesnewskyj, noted the �extremely strongly worded� dissent from minor-ity.
�The Chief Justice, in her words, says she cannot accept the view of the majority... (that) imperfections in the conduct of an election are inevitable. That is to say, I suppose, that imperfec-tions are acceptable. I don�t think that is the kind of elections Canadians want,� Tighe said after the ruling.
The daunting logistics of running a federal election seemed to influence the majority judges.
�A federal election is only possible with the work of tens of thousands of Canadians who are hired across the country for a period of a few days, or, in many cases, a single 14-hour day,� they wrote.
There will always be irregularities, was the conclusion.
The court also found that �annul-ling an election would disenfranchise not only the persons whose votes were disqualified, but every elector who voted in the riding.�
In a statement, interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae thanked Wrzesnewskyj for his �dedication to upholding the integrity of Canada�s electoral sys-tem�...
�In addition to the split ruling today, there still exists a disturbing trend of irregularities and reports of election fraud stemming from the 2011 general election�... �There is still much work to be done and many questions to be answered in order to restore our confidence in Canada�s electoral institu-tions,� Rae said in the statement.
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On July 17, 1932, a group of Ukrainians met in Edmonton to establish a new organization by
the name of the Ukrainian National Federation (UNF). This was in response to a number of challenges that the Ukrainian immigrant community then faced in Canada.
Prominent among these chal-lenges was the fact that this was the height of the Great Depression and the Communist movement was making great inroads in the country, particularly among Ukrainians. By that time, there were over 150 branches of the Ukrainian Labour Temple Association which was affiliated with the Communist Party of Canada.
In addition to political divisions, the Ukrainian community was also splin-tered by religious, regional and gen-erational conflicts. And so, the original founders and organizers of the UNF sought to create a non- sectarian, plu-ralistic, unifying organization that could counteract the Communist threat and be devoted to supporting the nationalist cause of freedom and independence for Ukraine, while at the same time foster-ing the development of the educational, cultural, linguistic and economic well-being of Ukrainians in Canada within the context of responsible Canadian citizenship.
Over the next four years, between 1932 and 1936, fifty more branches of the UNF were formed across the country. This growth continued until 1960, when the last new branch of the UNF to be formed came into existence in Kapuskasing in Northern Ontario. In all, some 91 branches of the UNF were started during its 80 year history in Canada.
These branches became the focal point of Ukrainian life in their local communities. Schools, choirs, bands, dancing groups, drama clubs, libraries and numerous other cultural organiza-tions and activities came into being. Some of the most renowned dancing groups such as Shumka, Cheremosh, Rusalka, Dunai, Chaika and Kalyna have their roots in the UNF organization. The same holds true for such choirs as the
Koshets Choir of Winnipeg and Boyan Choir in Toronto.
Another UNF offspring of particu-lar significance was the creation of the first Ukrainian Credit Union in Canada in 1939 in Saskatoon. Others followed including the Ukrainian Credit Union in Toronto in 1944, which would grow to be the largest Ukrainian Credit Union in Canada, currently boasting some 22,000 members and over half a billion dollars in assets. Ukrainian credit unions not only provided credit and financial services to the large Ukrainian immigrant popula-tion who otherwise would not have had access to these services through the established banks of that time, but over the decades have played a significant role in financially supporting Ukrainian educational, cultural, sporting and other organizational events and activities.
While it is true that the UNF has shrunk from its peak size and influence during its heyday in the sixties and sev-enties, there are encouraging signs that there is a renewal in the works. Having reached a low of some twelve branches a decade ago, the UNF has succeeded in reviving four branches in recent years, bringing the total back up to sixteen. During the last decade, it has developed a forward looking youth leadership development initiative, experimented with �virtual� branches and the use of internet and social media technology, and recruited a newer younger genera-tion of leaders. Several UNF branches have also achieved a certain measure of success in recruiting and engaging the latest �Fourth Wave� of Ukrainian immigrants who have arrived in Canada in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
No doubt, the challenges of redefin-ing the purpose and priorities of the orga-nization in the face of a rapidly changing world and a strong assimilationist reality remain. Nonetheless, as UNF delegates from across Canada gather in Edmonton several weeks from now to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of a great organization, there is justifiable optimism that its com-mendable track record of achievements and accomplishments is still far from over.
80th Anniversary of UNFBy Taras KuzioUPI Outside View Commentator - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Washington, Oct. 25, 2012 (UPI) - Andriy Magera, deputy head of Ukraine�s Central Election Commission, says Ukraine�s Oct. 28 parliamentary elections are as dirty as the first of four he worked on in 2004.
Both elections were overseen by Viktor Yanukovych, then as Prime Minister and now as President, with one major difference: Six years ago, election fraud brought one-in-five Ukrainians on the streets in the Orange Revolution whereas today, mass pro-tests are unlikely.
�You can�t get fooled again,� the song by the British band The Who, is a good metaphor for voter disil-lusionment brought on by the failed Presidency of Orange hero Viktor Yushchenko. Ukrainians have never been as estranged from their state insti-tutions and politicians as currently, and only 3 percent of Ukrainians asked say there will be a free election.
The imprisonment of Ukraine�s most charismatic politician and best rabble-rouser Yulia Tymoshenko has produced a lacklustre opposition cam-paign led by geeky-looking Arseniy Yatseniuk. Two years ago, the young Yatseniuk, who had just qualified to run in the presidential elections after turn-ing 35, ran the worst election campaign in Ukraine�s history after permitting it to be run by Russian advisors.
Ukraine�s new political force UDAR (Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reforms) led by boxing champion Vitali Klitschko has captured disillu-sioned Orange and young voters and UDAR, meaning knockout, could come in second place. Klitschko, though as intellectually challenged as the President and, with only 40 knockouts and no political acumen to his name, is out of his depth in Ukraine�s Byzantine political chimera. UDAR is dogged by media reports of well known oligarchs Dmytro Firtash and Igor Kolomoyskyy providing extensive financial support.
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe [Oct. 19] issued its second report that pointed to massive and blatant abuse of state administrative resources by the Party of Regions. One poll found that more than 55 percent of Ukrainians queried, say election fraud would be organized by the Party of Regions compared to 14 who thought it would be the opposition. Independent non-governmental organizations such as Opora (Resistance), Chesno (Honesty), and the European Network Election Monitoring Organizations have report-ed similar widespread abuses.
The Yanukovych political machine is pressuring businessmen to not support the opposition, and the Party of Regions dominates the television channels owned by oligarchs who are beholden to the President. Election commis-sions that count votes are packed with authorities� representatives.
Buying of voters through cash pay-ments and food products are the highest of any election assisted by public disil-lusionment, producing a willingness by ten percent of Ukrainian voters to sell their votes. Magera said, �What is strik-ing is the scale of bribes of voters in the election.�
Buying up votes is not restricted to the Party of Regions - a recently posted video showed Petro Yushchenko, elder brother of the disgraced President, bribing voters in his home region with foodstuffs.
Upcoming elections have returned to a mixed proportional and first-past-the-post system to elect 450 deputies last used in 1998 and 2002. Then - and now - a mixed system favours the ruling authorities and oligarchs who camouflage their candidates as �inde-pendents�, and who can be bought to join the Party of Regions coalition. In 2010-11, millions of dollars were paid to bribe opposition deputies to defect to the pro-presidential coalition.
Surprisingly, some of the opposi-tion voted for the new election law even though under the old proportional system, the opposition would have received a parliamentary majority - as it did in 2006 and 2007.
The argument that deputies elected in first-past-the-post districts are known to voters, and therefore, an improve-ment on the faceless proportional sys-tem, is proving to be a misnomer as the majority of election abuses have come from these candidates.
Chesno, an activist NGO, says two-thirds of Party of Regions candidates have bought up voters, abused state-administrative resources and official positions, have a major gulf between their expenditures, and declared incomes and infringed freedom of speech. First-past-the-post candidates were worse than proportional candi-dates in each of their six categories.
Yanukovych has repeatedly promised to have a free election but we should be not surprised that he is failing to keep his promise. Six years ago President Leonid Kuchma and Yanukovych also promised to have democratic elections and instead orga-nized massive election fraud.
Election fraud undertaken on Yanukovych�s watch is particularly galling when taking into consideration he was elected by a democratic election two years ago that he wishes to deny to others.
Yanukovych cannot fulfill Western demands for democratic elections after imprisoning opposition leaders and because he seeks control of Parliament to win a second term in three years� time.
Losing is therefore not an option while threats of Western sanctions are not taken seriously in Kyiv when the United States has delegated responsi-bility for Ukraine to a European Union that has repeatedly sent out mixed sig-nals.
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It�s Sunday Morning, September 30 at the UNF Toronto Hall, 145 Evans Avenue. The kitchen crew is busy cutting sandwiches, cakes, squares and garnishes. In the ballroom, tables are being set with our fancy china teacups and saucers, cutlery, glasses and napkins on white linen tablecloths. The chairs are cloaked in royal purple satin. On the tables, gerbera daisy flower arrange-ments enhance colours. The chairs are cloaked in royal purple satin. The silver
OYK Garden Party– A little hat indulgence for conversation sake
coffee and tea services gleam from the buffet table holding its bounty of food. The UNF Hall is alive with the sounds of happy activity. The unbelievably pack-aged door prizes have their own table as befits their grandeur. The greeters are in their position.
The Ukrainian Women�s Organization of Canada (OYK) � Toronto Branch is ready to host its annual Garden Party indoors, and open the doors to our guests. And they enter - young mothers,
Hat prize winner Nadia AndryjiwOYK members were the kitchen crew
L. to R.: Odarka Chudoba, Daria Diakowsky (hat prize winner), Stacey Suessmuth, Lydia Lelyk – President of OYK Toronto Branch
children, grandmothers, great-grand-mothers, aunts, cousins, our members, our friends, and even a few gentlemen. Their eyes mirror the beauty of our Hall! Our guests sit down to enjoy the abun-dant food and then, we are ready for the Grand Parade of Hats. The judges are in attendance. Music maestro! The parade begins. A confection of hats - big, small, dainty, pristine, floppy, flowers, ribbons, bows, feathers, netting, autumn fancy gourds, a little lighted Christmas Tree - all created for our enjoyment!
Only all too soon the afternoon is over. Reluctantly, our guests leave and our many helpers are left to clean up. We clean up with renewed energy. Yes, our OYK Garden Party afternoon was a great success!
“Icons Unite Us,” an exhibit featur-ing the works of iconographers from Ukraine, Canada and the United States, will open Saturday afternoon, November 3, 2012 at 4 pm. at St. Vladimir Institute, 620 Spadina Ave. in Toronto.
Highlighting the opening of the exhibit will be a lecture by Bishop Borys Gudziak, the newest hierarch of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, representing Ukrainians in France, Switzerland and the Benelux countries,
who also serves as the Rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, the only Catholic institution of higher learning on the territory of the former Soviet Union.
More than 50 icons will be on sale at the week-long event, which will fea-ture such well-known iconographers as Marianna Savaryn, Pavlo Lopata, Ostap Lozynskyj, Halyna Tytla, Andrij Maday, Ihor Rudensky, and Halyna Novakivsky. Reproductions of authentic Ukrainian icons, created by the St. Antony Workshop in Lviv, also will be available. Prices range from $60 to $600, and all profits will benefit the development of the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv and St. Vladimir Institute in Toronto.
Bishop Borys’ opening lecture will be followed by a wine and cheese recep-tion, during which guests will be able to view and purchase icons, as well as, mingle and talk to the representatives of the Ukrainian Catholic University and St. Vladimir Institute.
Admission to the opening and lecture is $10. The exhibit, a joint proj-ect sponsored by St. Vladimir Institute and the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation, will be open to the public November 3-11, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 pm., and on Saturday and Sunday from 2 pm. to 6 pm. Admission is free. Donations are welcome.
For more information, please call UCEF at 416-239-2495 or St. Vladimir Institute at 416-923-3318.
Original and Reproduction Iconographic Works on Exhibit
On Friday, October 19, an exclusive engagement, Workman Arts and St. Anne�s Church presented the Toronto premi�re of William Kurelek�s fea-ture-length documentary film - The Maze.
Brothers Nick and Zack Young produced, restored and reimagined their father�s unseen 1969 film about renowned Canadian artist, William Kurelek to bring this inspiring documentary to life. This screening launched the 20th Anniversary of Rendezvous with Madness and was held in conjunction with the 150th Anniversary celebration of the found-ing of St. Anne�s Anglican Church, 270 Gladstone Ave., Toronto.
The screening was followed by a panel discussion exploring issues of art, mental health, and faith. Panel participants in the discussion on faith and mental health were: Dr. Kwame McKenzie, Rev. Gary van der Meer, visual artist Lisa Walter, filmmaker Nick Young, and William�s son Stephen Kurelek.
William Kurelek�s The Maze is
dramatically told through the artist�s paintings and his on-camera rev-elations. The film takes an intimate look into the life of one of the 20th Century�s most fascinating artists, his struggles with attempted suicide, and a self-professed �spiritual cri-sis.� Kurelek describes The Maze as �a painting of the inside of my skull which I painted while in England as a patient in Maudsley and Netherne psychiatric hospitals.�
William Kurelek�s The Maze is a timeless film about an artist, his creations, his inner demons and the external influences - both good and bad - that shaped his work.
Prior to the screening, guests had a rare opportunity to learn about the magnificent art that graces the walls and ceilings of St. Anne�s Church created by members of the Group of Seven and their contemporaries.
For more information, please visit: http://www.themazemovie.com and h t t p : / / w w w. w o r k m a n a r t s . c o m /index.php/themaze/aa
1 – Доповідачка на святі – колишня голова КУ ОУК Наталка Бундза-Іваницька2 – Вітає присутніх на святі мер Гамільтону Роберт Братіна3 – Представник депутата Канадського уряду, округ Гамільтон-Центр, Девіда Кристоферсона – Симон Ґраніт вручає грамоту для членок ОУК ведучій Нілі Ґеник4 – Голова Філії УНО Гамільтон Дмитро Боєчко5 – Виступає ансамбль “Чайка”6 – Зліва направо: колишня голова Відділу ОУК Гамільтон Анна Прибила і теперішня голова Відділу ОУК Гамільтон Наталія Небесна7 – Виступає дует “Срібний передзвін”8 – Член Філії УНО Михайло Прибила. Рушник, яким прикрашений портрет патронки ОУК Ольги Басараб, вишивала мама пана Прибили
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Найжорстокішим злочином кому-ністичного режиму проти українського народу був Голодомор 1932-1933 рр. Ця спланована проти українського селянства акція мала ліквідувати основу української нації і національного відродження, зруйнувати незалежні господарства, унеможливити протистояння радянській владі. “Голод запланувала Москва для знищення українського селянства як національного бастіону. Українських селян знищили не тому, що вони були селянами, а тому, що вони були українцями”, – писав американський професор Р. Конквест.
Аналіз тодішніх подій переконливо свідчить, що в українському селі мали місце всі елементи політики геноциду. Такого висновку дійшли і члени Міжнародної комісії з розслідування голоду в Україні, яка працювала у 1988-1990 рр. Геноцидом українського народу визнали Голодомор 1932-1933 рр. Верховна Рада України, а також понад півтора десятка країн світу. Низка зарубіжних парламентів готують таке визнання.
Головною причиною Голодомору 1932-1933 рр. була цілеспрямована злочинна політика більшовицького керівництва. Адже сам Сталін визнавав, що загальний урожай зерна у 1932 р. перевищував урожай 1931 р. Інакше кажучи, харчів не бракувало. Проте держава цілеспрямовано конфісковувала більшу їх частину, у т. ч. зерно, яке призначалося для насіннєвого, страхового і фуражного фондів, ігноруючи заклики і попередження українських представників з місць. Це прирекло мільйони людей на смерть від голоду,
який неможливо назвати інакше, як штучний. Спроби протидіяти насильству жорстоко придушувалися. Вище партійно-державне керівництво Української СРР, зокрема генеральний секретар КП(б)У С. Косіор, голова ВУЦВК Г. Петровський, голова Раднаркому України В. Чубар, не знайшло в собі політичної волі та особистої мужності протистояти диктату Й. Сталіна, фактично ставши слухняним знаряддям у його руках.
Голод, що поширювався протягом 1932 р., набув найстрашнішої сили на початку 1933 р. За підрахунками дослідників, в Україні щодня помирало голодною смертю 25 тис. осіб, щогодини – 1 тисяча, щохвилини – 17 осіб. Середня тривалість життя українців у 1933 р. в чоловіків становила 7,3 року, а в жінок – 10,9 року.
Залишившись без хліба, селяни їли мишей, щурів та горобців, кісткову муку і кору дерев. Відбувалися численні випадки канібалізму (лише офіційно за фактом канібалізму 1933 р. в Україні було зареєстровано 2 тис. кримінальних справ). Конфіскації збіжжя тривали, незважаючи на те, що з голоду вимирали цілі села. За вказівкою московських емісарів В. Молотова, Л. Каґановича, П. Постишева, які керували хлібозаготівлею в Україні, коли хліба не було, забирали сухарі, картоплю, сало, соління, тобто всі запаси їжі. Траплялися випадки, коли вилучали навіть шкіряні речі, щоб їх не варили та не їли. Купи зерна та картоплі, зібрані на залізничних станціях для вивезення в Росію, нерідко гнили просто неба. Але охорона не підпускала до них
селян. 7 серпня 1932 р. ВЦВК і РНК СРСР ухвалили постанови “Про охорону соціалістичної власності”, за якою за крадіжку колгоспного майна вводилася “вища міра соціалістичного захисту” – розстріл з конфіскацією всього майна або позбавлення волі на термін не менше 10 років. Як крадіжка кваліфікувалася навіть спроба принести додому з колгоспного поля жменю зерна, щоб нагодувати голодних дітей. Не дивно, що сучасники називали цю постанову “законом про п’ять колосків”.
Намагаючись врятуватися, тисячі селян, незважаючи на те, що шляхи, які вели до міста, були блоковані, все ж пробивалися туди в надії купити хліба. Однак сільським жителям продавати хліб заборонялося. Не знайшовши порятунку в місті, вони вмирали там просто на вулицях. У Харкові, Одесі, Дніпропетровську, Полтаві, Києві, інших містах померлих від голоду кожного ранку збирали і вивозили до братських могил.
Аби позбавити селян можливості дістати щось для харчування, їм не дозволялося також найматися самостійно на роботу на промислові підприємства, переходити або переїжджати в Росію. На кордоні з нею, як і з Білоруссю, а тим більше з Румунією та Польщею, стояли загороджувальні загони, які розстрілювали втікачів з України.
Трагічною була доля селянських дітей, котрим випало відчути на собі пекло Голодомору. “Була весна 1933 р., – згадує один із очевидців, – білим цвітом цвіли вишні, яблуні, були погожі весняні теплі дні, але сільські діти не бігали, не гралися, а сиділи попід тинами з попухлими ногами, складеними в калачик. У той час у кожному класі сільської школи висів лозунг: “Спасибі товаришу Сталіну за щасливе дитинство!”
Рятуючи дітей від голодної смерті, окремі батьки будь-якою ціною везли їх до міста і залишали в установах, лікарнях, просто на вулицях. “Хто не мав іншого рятунку, – згадує Р. Дзюбіна, яка під час Голодомору проживала на Київщині, – виходили до поїзда і під час руху закидали своїх дітей до вантажних вагонів, надіючись на те, що їх десь хтось зніме і таким чином дитина виживе”. Лише у Вінниці, згідно з офіційними даними, міліція підібрала за перші дні травня 1933 р. 20 підкинутих немовлят. За той самий час в інших дев’яти населених пунктах знайдено
ще 304. А скільки їх було загалом по Україні?!
Тисячі дітей-сиріт, як свідчать документи, бродили поодинці та групами по селах, дехто помирав на дорозі, інші добиралися до міст, залізничних станцій, просили милостиню, вчиняли дрібні крадіжки. Наприкінці червня 1933 р. на станції Козятин міліція затримала 307, а в липні – 1340 голодних безпритульних дітей. Таке саме становище склалося у Жмеринці, Вапнярці, інших великих і малих залізничних станціях. Чимало з цих дітей помирало. Зокрема, на початку червня 1933 р. на тій самій станції Козятин знайдено 15 померлих від голоду дітей.
Допомогу голодуючим намагалися надати західні українці. Зокрема, вони пускали плоти з харчами Збручем і Бугом. Польські прикордонники, знаючи про Голодомор, дивилися на це крізь пальці. Проте на протилежному березі радянські прикордонники стріляли в українців, які намагалися підхопити ті плоти.
Загалом у 1932-1933 рр. в Україні загинуло від 7 до 10 млн. осіб. Особливо болісно лихо відобразилося на дітях: у багатьох селах після голоду закривалися школи – їх більше нікому було відвідувати. Тим самим підривалася етнічна основа становлення української нації – село, знищувався прошарок, від якого залежали процвітання суспільства, здатність його до розвитку.
Трагедію українського села Й. Сталін та його оточення сприймали як чергову перемогу комуністичної ідеї. Так, один із соратників “вождя народів” М. Хатаєвич, обраний наприкінці 1932 р. членом політбюро, другим секретарем ЦК КП(б)У, з гордістю заявляв: “Між селянами і нашою владою точиться жорстока боротьба. Це боротьба на смерть. Цей рік став випробуванням нашої сили і їхньої витривалості. Голод довів їм, хто тут господар. Він коштував мільйони життів, але колгоспна система існуватиме завжди. Ми виграли війну”.
Голодомор став найбільшою трагедією за всю історію українського народу. За масштабом, жорстокістю, цинізмом і організованістю з боку влади та наслідками для майбутніх поколінь він не має аналогів в історії людства. Демографічна катастрофа посіяла в душах мільйонів людей фізіологічне почуття страху, необоротно вплинула на генофонд нації.
Голодомор 1932-1933 рр. в Україні, його причини та наслідки
Згідно з Указом Президента України, починаючи з 2000 р., у четверту суботу листопада в Україні щорічно відзначається День пам’яті жертв Голодомору і політичних репресій
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Володимир В’ятрович,голова Вченої Ради Центру досліджень визвольного руху - - - - - - - - - - - -Ñåðåä áóðõëè-âèõ ïåðåäâèáîð÷èõ áóäí³â íàïðè-ê³íö³ æîâòíÿ ó ñòð³÷êó íîâèí ðàïòîì ïîòðàïèëà ïîä³ÿ, ÿêà í³áèòî íå ñòîñó-ºòüñÿ Óêðà¿íè ³ òî÷íî íå ñòîñóºòüñÿ âèáîð³â.
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