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IEWSLETT'ER PROGRAME PARLEMEMTAIRE CANADA-UKRAINE PARLIAMENTARY PROGRAIV^ ISSUE 3, DECEMBER 1998 CUPP. What is Behind These Four Formai Letters ? A decade, no a inillcnniiim, is drawing to a close. And there are mile- stones, achievements and new expecta- tions to be considered. It has been eight years since the first Ukrainian univer- sity students arrived in Ottawa to begin their internship in the Canadian Parlia- ment. Over 150 future Ukrainian poli- ticians, diplomats, ministers, and cul- tural leaders have experienced parlia- mentary democracy, first hand. It has been seven years since the proclamation of Ukrainian independence. And over one hundred years of the Ukrainian diaspora's life in Canada. It all began in 1991 when the in- dependence of Ukraine was at last pro- claimed. But it didn't happen all at once, or did it? We didn't go to bed, to sleep, in the USSR and woke up in an inde- pendent Ukraine? But in fact we did. The past was buried and a new life be- gan. This new life was bom with ex- pectations and yearnings with which we have lived for, for many decades, dream- ing and hoping, and finally it did ar- rive. Not my generation, of course, but some of us exercised, for the first time, their right to vote in an independent country. Some were still studying at school. There were those who signed the petition of the Ukrainian Helsinki group. There were those abroad, whose patents left Ukraine a long time ago and were brought up to be bilingual. Through fate, their second language; could be German or French or Spanish. In many cases it is English, Our past existence and fate was, to co-exist separate and apart. But the future appears to be a path of co-exist- ence and sharing a common culture. So we started to work for the future and we opened a new chapter in our life stud- ies. CUPP is part of this journey, this work in progress. Many people have made great efforts to create CUPP, to improve it, to allow a new generation 1} '!^MTvF^'i t nu of Ukrainians with ideas and op- portunities, to personally experience and effective democracy. I hope we have been good studenls. But CUPP wasn't just an experi- ment in an internship in an eflcctivc democratic model. The sojourn in Canada was also an experience in a way of life, completely different from the political and cultural milieu at home. It was an incredible morale builder for rc- lummg to our homeland, equipped with what wc had learned in the Canadian Parliament. One writer has said that Soviet power was not a regime - it was a way of life. Having had this soviet wav of life grafted into our hearts, it is not easy to begin to think differently, but I think we have managed to break dial mindset and to begin thinking for our- selves. What we should never stop to work at, is with and on ourselves. Change begiiis with each and every one of us. But CUPP was also a real chal- lenge. It's an experience to move in with a new roommate and most of us did not know each other before wc came to Canada. For most <rfus this was our first time abroad. Now I have more than .10 new friends from all over Ukraine. I will C O N T E N T S CUPP. Whal is Behind These Four Formal Letters? p l CUPP 99 in Words and Pictures pp.2.3.4 My Keilcctions on Conllici Resolution P-'' Canada Receives Studenls From Ukraine P-6 Aboul Canada P '^ Should The Diaspora Maintain ? P *^ Magic Circle P *^ Some Atlerthoughls OlCUPrPS P-9

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I E W S L E T T ' E R P R O G R A M E P A R L E M E M T A I R E C A N A D A - U K R A I N E P A R L I A M E N T A R Y P R O G R A I V ^

I S S U E 3 , D E C E M B E R 1 9 9 8

CUPP. What is Behind These Four Formai Letters ? A decade, no a inillcnniiim, is

drawing to a close. And there are mile­stones, achievements and new expecta­tions to be considered. It has been eight years since the first Ukrainian univer­sity students arrived in Ottawa to begin their internship in the Canadian Parlia­ment. Over 150 future Ukrainian poli­ticians, diplomats, ministers, and cul­tural leaders have experienced parlia­mentary democracy, first hand. It has been seven years since the proclamation of Ukrainian independence. And over one hundred years of the Ukrainian diaspora's life in Canada.

It all began in 1991 when the in­dependence of Ukraine was at last pro­claimed. But it didn't happen all at once, or did it? We didn't go to bed, to sleep, in the USSR and woke up in an inde­pendent Ukraine? But in fact we did. The past was buried and a new life be­gan. This new life was bom with ex­pectations and yearnings with which we have lived for, for many decades, dream­ing and hoping, and finally it did ar­rive. Not my generation, of course, but some of us exercised, for the first time, their right to vote in an independent country. Some were still studying at school. There were those who signed the petition of the Ukrainian Helsinki group. There were those abroad, whose patents left Ukraine a long time ago and were brought up to be bilingual. Through fate, their second language; could be German or French or Spanish. In many cases it is English,

Our past existence and fate was, to co-exist separate and apart. But the future appears to be a path of co-exist­ence and sharing a common culture. So we started to work for the future and we opened a new chapter in our life stud­ies.

CUPP is part of this journey, this work in progress. Many people have made great efforts to create CUPP, to improve it, to allow a new generation

1} '!^MTvF^'i

t nu of Ukrainians with ideas and op­

portunities, to personally experience and effective democracy. I hope we have been good studenls.

But CUPP wasn't just an experi­ment in an internship in an eflcctivc democratic model. The sojourn in Canada was also an experience in a way of life, completely different from the political and cultural milieu at home. It was an incredible morale builder for rc-lummg to our homeland, equipped with what wc had learned in the Canadian Parliament. One writer has said that Soviet power was not a regime - it was a way of life. Having had this soviet wav

of life grafted into our hearts, it is not easy to begin to think differently, but I think we have managed to break dial mindset and to begin thinking for our­selves. What we should never stop to work at, is with and on ourselves. Change begiiis with each and every one of us.

But CUPP was also a real chal­lenge. It's an experience to move in with a new roommate and most of us did not know each other before wc came to Canada. For most <rfus this was our first time abroad.

Now I have more than .10 new friends from all over Ukraine. I will

C O N T E N T S

C U P P . Whal is Behind These Four Formal Letters? p l C U P P 99 in Words and Pictures pp.2.3.4 My Keilcctions on Conllici Resolution P-'' Canada Receives Studenls From Ukraine P-6

Aboul Canada P ' Should The Diaspora Maintain ? P * Magic Circle P * Some Atlerthoughls O l C U P r P S P-9

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Dmytro Hys V o l y n S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y , 5"* y e a r , R o m a n o -G e r m a n i c P h i l o l o g y , F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " K i n g s b l o o d " b y S . L e w i s , B o m i n V o l o d y m y r -V o l y n s k i y

Natalia Yurleva K h e m e l n i t s k i B o r d e r -G u a r d A c a d e m y , 3'^'' y e a r , F o r e i g n L a n g u a g e s , F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " T h e I c e ­b r e a k e r " , b y V . S u v o r o v

Anastasia Leukhina N a t i o n a l U n i v e r s i t y o f K y i v M o h y l a - A c a d e m y 2 " S ' e a r . P o l i t i c a l S c i e n s e s ,

F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " C r i m e a n d P u n i s h m e n t " b y F . D o s l o y e v s k i y B o r n i n L v i v

Andriy Pivovarsky K y i v T a r a s S h e v c h e n k o N a t i o n a l U n i v e r s i t y 4 " ' y e a r , P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e ,

F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " B l o o d y S p o r t " b y J . R . R . T o l k i e n B o r n i n K y i v

N a t a l i e H r y s h c h e n k o I v a n F r a n k o U n i v e r s i t y o f L v i v , 3" * y e a r . L a w F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " T h e L a n d " b y O . K o b y l y a n s k a B o m i n D n e p r o p e t r o v s k

Ivan Poltavets N a t i o n a l U n i v e r s i t y o f K y i v - M o h y l a A c a d e m y , 4 ' ' ' y e a r , E c o n o m i c T h e o r y

F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " T h e U n b e a r a b l e L i g h t n e s s o f B e i n g " b y M . K u n d e r a B o r n i n D n e p r o p e y r o v s k .

Victoriya Goltvianytsya Z a p o r i z h i a S t a t e T e c h n i c a l U n i v e r s i t y , S " ' y e a r . F i n a n c e F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " P r i d e a n d P r e j u d i c e s " b y J a n e A u s t i n

B o m i n Z a p o r i z h y a

Roman Zhovtulya L u t s k S t a t e T e c h n i c a l U n i v e r s i t y , 3^ ' ' y e a r . C o m p u t e r

T e c h n o l o d g i e s F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " T h e

G a m e s P e o p l e P l a y " b y E . B u m

B o m i n L u t s k

. V

Maxim Rayko U n i v e r s i t y o f D o n e t s k 3" * y e a r . L a w F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " F a r a o n " b y B . P r u s B o r n i n D o n e t s k

Tina Krivonogikh U n i v e r s i t y o f D o n e t s k 4 " " y e a r . L a w F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " T h e A r t o f L o v i n g " b y E r i c h F r o m m

B o r n i n D o n e t s k 1

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D € C € M a € R 1 9 9 8

Oleh Malskyy I v a n F r a n k o U n i v e r s i t y o f L v i v ,

3'^'' y a r I n t e r n a t i o n a l R e l a t i o n s ,

F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " T h e G r e a t C h e s s b o a r d " b y Z . B r z e z i n s k i B o r n i n L v i v

Natalie Yakibchuk I v a n F r a n k o U n i v e r s i t y o f L v i v , 3"^^ y e a r , L a w

F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " A F a r e w e l l t o A r m s " b y E . H e m i n g w a y

B o r n i n L v i v

' A

Olga Minko L u h a n s k P e d a g o g i c a l U n i v e r s i t y , 4 ' '^ y e a r . F o r e i g n L a n g u a g e s , F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " M a s t e r a n d M a r g a r i t a " b y M . B u i h a k o v B o r n i n L u h a n s k

^^^^^^^^^jjj^ll^ ^^^^^^^^

Adrian Artsishevski I v a n F r a n k o U n i v e r s i t y o f L v i v , 3 " ' y e a r . L a w F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " T h e G r e a t G a t s b y " , b y F . S . F i t z g e r a l d , B o r n i n L v i v

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Volodynnyr Omelyan I v a n F r a n k o U n i v e r s i t y o f L v i v , 4 ' ^ y e a r , I n t e r n a t i o n a l R e l a t i o n s , F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " D i p l o m a c y " b y H . K i s i n g e r B o r n i n L v i v

Olha Budzinska I v a n F r a n k o U n - i v e r s i t y o f L v i v ,

S " ' y e a r . F o r e i g n L a n g u a g e s ,

F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " T h e B i b l e " B o r n i n L v i v

J . OIha Gorunenko N a t i o n a l U n i v e r s i t y o f K y i v - M o h y l a A c a d e m y , 4 y e a r , P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e s

F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " M a s t e r a n d M a r g a r i t a b y M . B u i h a k o v

B o r n i n N o v a O d e s a

Andrew Astapov Z a p o r i z h i a S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y , 4"^ y e a r , L a w F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " K o b z a r " b y T , S h e v c h e k o

b o r n i n K y i v

Dmytro Zhoravovich Y a i o s l a v M u d r y N a t i o n a l L a w A c a d e m y , 4 ' ' ^ y e a r , L a w

F a v o u r i r e b o o k : " 1 2 c h a i r s " b y 1. l l f a n d Y . P e t r o v

Natalia Yermak S i m f e r o p o l S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y 3'^'' y e a r . L a w F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " A n n a K a r e n i n a " b y L . T o l s t o y B o r n i n S i m f e r o i p o l A

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Yaroslava Marusyk T h e N a t i o n a l U n i v e r s i t y o f K y i v M o h y l a A c a d e m y , 3 " ' y e a r . P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e s . F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " L e s M i s e r a b l e s " b y V . H u g o

B o r n i n K y i v

Evhenia Kurachova L u h a n s k P e d a g o g i c a l

U n i v e r s i t y 3"* y e a r , F o r e i g n L a n g u a g e s ,

F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " T h r e e M e n i n a b o a t " b y J . K J e r o m e B o r n i n L u h a n s k

Ostap Kohut L v i v M e d i c a l U n i v e r s i t y , 3'*^ y e a r , S t o m a t o l o g y . F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " L i t t l e P r i n c e " b y A . d e S a i n t - E x u p a r i .

B o r n i n L v i v

Veronika Romanova Roman Zakaluzny Ihor Kolesnikov

Co-ordinator. Co-ordinator. Co-ordinator.

L u g a n h s k P e d a g o g i c a l U n i v e r s i t y o f C a l g a r y U n i v e r s i t y o f D o n e t s k ,

I n s t i t u t e , F o r e i g n 4'*^ y e a r . P o l i t i c a l S c i e n c e s E c o n o m i c s

L a n g u a g e s . f a v o u r i t e b o o k : " B r i d g e F a v p u r i t e d o o k : " l a

F a v o u r i t e b o o k : " C i r c l e o f o v e r t h e D r i n a " b y I v o C a r e s s e "

F r i e n d s " b y M . B i n c h . A n d r i c h B y P h i l i p p e F a u r e

B o m i n L u h a n s k B o m i n T o r o n t o B o r n i n D o n e t s k

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M Y R E F L E C T I O M S O h C U P P . W H A T I S B E - I

H i H o T H E S E E o u R : C O M F L I C T R E S O L U T I O M F O R M A I . L E T T E R S ? . „ ^ . ^ probably never become a Pnmc Minis-, ,^,„„^ ^p, ^ y„ were given icr or Prcs.dcnl. will never rcprcscnl. ^ i _p,.j ..^^,^^p^^^^^^ „ Ukraine in Ihc Untied Nations nor re-, li^clo say good-tnes lo our instructors; ceivc the Nobel Pn/c. Most likely I will- nvcnonc u .s thankful for all the knowi-ncvcr write a best seller orlhc new Civ i l , ^ ^^ g^j,,^ ..^q was excited Code But my cxpcncncc in CUPP was* about the nianv possible future appliea-bolh a political and a professional one • pons It was also a deeply personal cxpcncncc* what did wc ic;ini dunng Con-as well 11 liclpcd mc in lc;irn aboul my. niel RcsolulioiC flic firsi day of Con-fellow Ukrainian sludcnis and ii helped* nici Rcsolulion helped us idcmify ihc mclobcucrundcrslandiuvscil OflcnU.many conflicis uhich existed in I S more iinponani lo Ix' \ouiscil. lo be* Ukraine Wc looked . 1 1 iho causes and a person than lo be a lucky politician • possible consequences of those eonnicls. Tlie opposite inay also be appropriate* Th,s aelix ily gave us a real depending on what you arc looking for* opportunity to communicate in life. , wiih oilier partieipanLs aboul

Wc arc all looking lo the fii-* our hopes and common cou­ture. Our future, the future of the* cc t^ As a group of 34 par-world and the future of Ukraine m l ticipants, ii was not always . T , , , , ,, , , • possible lo talk to each per­il. T h e world is small and is be-, . • j , ,

* son. Tins orgamzcd aclivily coming smaller. Not just because* g ,, ^ 3,, cxccllcni oppor-today it takes 10 hours to fly from* (unity to have meaningful

Lv iv to Toronto or a minute to d ia l , conversations, because in

a number in Ottawa, and in a few* small group discussions cv-seconds have someone, thousands* ^ " opportunity to express , , „ * Uieir opinions and be heard. One soon kilometers away, in Kyiv, answer* j . . . . , , ^

, • discovered that oUicr participants had the telephone. We are living o n . .^^.i^.p^j^t^ofvicw and one could sec

one planet and it doesn't matter, evidence of new found irusi and coop-

whether you work in an oflfice ofj eralioa During one of the Conflict Reso-

an M P from Vancouver or vote for* lubon session, I learned that small group

the future member of the u k r a i - I ^ ^ ss o" ^ ^ ^ " ^ 1° &^^'^^I«rtici-

s

r

r, ,- , T , „ • pants around a positively centered ac-nian Parliament m Zaporizhia O r , v , , , rr

^ tivitics. Due to Its cllcctivcncss. it was whether your occupation is in^ ^^ely used in conniei mediation scs-

paintingan icon or raising the next^ sions

generation or simply dreaming It. Dunng the three days of Confliel

all lies in the future Probably,* Resolution, wcsludicd and practiced the

sometimeago. people only di eaml* principles of mcd.aiioi, and the , 1 , , , 1 _ role ol the Third-Party Nculral One of

01 an independent Ukraine (M ere * , , ^ ' • inosl iinportanl principles wc learned

ating new opporliinitics lor a new. ^ . ^ "proecss and noi contenU

generation in an m d c p c i u l c n l . As a Third-Party Nculial ixirticipanls

count iy , and some may l ia \* were encouraged lo locus on the pro-

dicanil of being C U P P pari ic i -* ecss of mcduilion ralhei ihan ilie prob-• Icni Ixaiig mcdialcd I his (iiiiieiple ap-• (x;aicd simple, biil iis apiihcalion was

Now all ol 11 na.s come (MIC • , .,, complex Willi pracdce the (Xir(iei|xin(s

O/ga Dmytrenkcr , , , , , („;, | | , „„,^,„„„ pnn-

University of Kyiv CUPP '98 M y .,p, .

MP: Bernard Bigras (Quebec)! Though the Conflict Res<iunion , S«s.Sions had a slowstafl Lvew nmnawith • an eifplanation of ihe vraio crustliatian

principles. It.quickly moved to practi­cal cxcrci.scs. Most participant found these practical exercises both fascinat­ing and stimulating. We were engaged into brainstorming, role-playing, discus­sion and continuous group and self evaluation These exercises demanded full participation and crcalixity of all participants

With each exercise, wc had lo play diverse roles, cvcryihing from being a mayor of a town 10 being a boat cap­tain Wc argued our points of view and wc practiced mediating solutions that

were acccplabic lo all parties involved. Sometimes our role was to remain silent and obscrx'c the discussion of other participants. Most par­ticipants enjoyed these role-plays This was CNddent when discussion aboul them con­tinued hours after llie actual activity

The finale lecture by Vcrn Rcdckop aboul the

deep-rooted conflicts was an excellent conclusion lo a week of Conflict Reso­lution. Vem described many causes and effects of deep-rooted conflicts. He did not present solutions, instead, he gave us the tools to recognize and to begin the resolution process. Listening to his speech, I realb.ed that conflicts existed at many levels: from the minor conflicis between family members to major world conflicts between superpowers. How­ever, all these conflicts had very similar roots.

Leaving St Paul University, 1 re­ally appreciated Ihc important things we had learned. Ukraine is currently fac­ing many challenges bccju.sc there arc many unresolved conflicts Many people III our country lack security, recognition and connectedness Rcnoctingon these cxpcncnccs. I hope llial wc will all be able to apply our newly acquired knowl­edge Working together. I am sure lliat wc can create posiiixe solutions to tiie many challenges facing Ukraine

Eugene Voloshchenko, Luhansk Pedagogical

University

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CANADA RE­CEIVES STUDENTS EROM UKRAINE

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d e n t s , c h o s e n f o r t h e 8 t h

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l a r > P r o g r a m . 1 w o u l d l i k e l o

s h a r e w i t h m y c o l l e a g u e s

a n d ( i i c n d s s o m e i m p r e s ­

s i o n s a b o u l ( T i ^ P ' 9 8 a n d

t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s i t o f f e r s .

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C U P P I h a d l o c o m p l e t e a

l e n g t h y a p p l i c a t i o n , a n d t o

c h o s e a t o p i c o f i n t e r e s t ,

w h i c h I c o u l d r e s e a r c h i n

C a n a d a I n U k r a i n e , i n

a d d i t i o n t o m y s c h o o l w o r k ,

I w o r k e d i n a p r i v a t e l a w

o f f i c e d o i n g p r a c t i c a l c h o r e s .

L o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o m y t r i p

t o C a n a d a , I c h o s e c o n t r a c t

l a w a n d i n v e s t m e n t l a w

t o r e s e a r c h . B o t h a r e a r e a s

w h i c h n e e d t o b e i m p r o v e d

i n U k r a i n e , a s w i t h o u t a

f u n c t i o n i n g a n d w e l l d e f i n e d

l e g a l a n d e c o n o m i c frame­

w o r k a n d c l i m a t e , n e i t h e r

f o r e i g n n o r l o c a l i n v e s t o r s

w i l l i n v e s t o r w o r k i n t h e

e x i s t i n g s y s t e m .

W n l i l u l l a c c e s s t o t h e

H o u s e o f t ' o m m o n s p a r l i a -

m c n t a i y l i b r a r y , I w a s a b l e t o

r e a d a n d s t u d y i m p o i l a n t

l e g i s l a t i o n s u c h a s t h e M u l t i ­

l a t e r a l A g i c c m c u l o n

I n v c s t m c u l l M A I ) , t h e N o r t h

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A g r p e m e n r ( N A F T A ) a n d i h e

I n v e s t m e n t C a n a d a C a n a d a

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P a r i \o r e p r e s e n t s t h e

r i d m g o f D a u p h i n - S w a n

R i v e r , M a n i t o b a . H i s n d i n g

h a s a s i g n i f i c a n t n u m b e r o f

U k r a i n i a n s , a n d t h e N a t i o n a l

U k r a i n i a n F e s t i v a l t a k e s

p l a c e i n D a u p h i n e a c h s u m ­

m e r I h c F e s t i v a l a t t r a c t s

t o u r i s t s from a c r o s s N o r t h

A m e r i c a a n e v e n U k r a i n i a n

C r o u p s p e r f o r m t h e r e .

I a t t e n d e d s e s s i o n s o f

Q u e s t i o n P e r i o d , S t a n d i n g

C o m m i t t e e M e e t i n g s , a n d

o t h e r p a r l i a m e n t a r y S e s s i o n s

a n d p o l i t i c a l s c r u m s .

1 h a d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o

w o r k d i r e c t l y w i t h m y M P ,

a n d t o o b s e r v e h o w h e d i ­

v i d e s h i s t i m e b e t w e e n

p r e p a r a t i o n f o r h i s p a r l i a -

m e n t a i y w o r k a n d h i s c o n ­

s t i t u e n c y w o r k . H e t o o k t i m e

l o w o r k w i t h t h e U k r a i n i a n

c o n s t i t u e n t s , a n d s p o k e o u t

i n [ A l l i i a m e n t a b o u t t h e

t r a g i c l a m i n e o f 1 9 3 2 -

. 3 . 3 . i m p o s e d b y t h e e x i s t i n g

g o v e r n m e n t o n U k r a i n e

B i l l C U P P I S n o l a i l

w o r k W c h a d t h e o p p o r l i i -

n i l v I n m c e l w i t f i I h i m c

C l i n N t e r J e ^ n C h r i e l i e n a t Hi ' s

h o m e , w i t h f o r n i e r C o v e r -

n o r - C j e n e r a l R o m a n

I I n a t y s h y n , a n d r e p r e s e n t a ­

t i v e s o f t h e A t l a n t i c C o u n c i l

o f C a n a d a ( N A T O ) , t h e

A m b a s s a d o r s o f G e r m a n y

a n d U k r a i n e , r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s

o f t h e E m b a s s i e s o f J a p a n ,

t h e U . K . a n d U S A , U k r a i n i a n

( r e d i t U n i o n , t h e R o y a l

B a n k o ) C a n a d a ,

a n d t h e f o n n e r P r e m i e r

o f O n t a r i o B o b R a e . M r . R a e

w a s a m o s t i n t e r e s t i n g a n d

i n f o r m a t i v e s p e a k e r , a n d i n

a d d i t i o n t o b e i n g a l a w y e r h e

i s a l s o a u n i v e r s i t y p r o f e s ­

s o r

C U P P ' 9 8 e x c e e d e d m y

e x p e c t a t i o n s a n d 1 w o u l d

l i k e l o t h a n k e v e r y o n e w h o

c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h e o r g a ­

n i z a t i o n o f i t , e s p e c i a l l y t h e

D i r e c t o r I h o r B a r d y n a n d h i s

v o l u n t e e r s O l e h H o r d i e n k o ,

W a s y l K e r e l i u k , J a m e s H a ,

a n d a l l o t h e r s . T h a n k s t o m y

M P I n k y M a r k a n d h i s s t a f f .

I a n d m a n y o f m y f e l l o w

( H J P P ' 9 8 i n t e r n s n o w r e c o g ­

n i z e t h e m a i n g o a l o f t h e

( A i n a d a - l . ' k r a i n e

P a r l i a m e n t a r y

P r o g r a m t o c r e a t e a n e d u ­

c a t e d g r o u p o f l e a d e r s f o r

I k i a i n e .

I h a n k s C A N A D A !

A n d r i y S i r o u k

U m v c r s i t y o f U v i v . F a c u l t y

o f I , a w .

M y M l > I n k y M a r k

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D € C € M B € R 1 9 9 8

A B O U T C A N A D A

A t t h e o u t s e t 1 w o u l d l i k e t o t h a n k

t h e C U P P D i r e c t o r , c o - o r d i n a t o r s

a n d v o l u n t e e r s w h o m a d e

C U P P ' 9 8 s u c h a m e m o r a b l e e x ­

p e r i e n c e Y o u r b e n e v o l e n c e a n d

d e s i r e t o d o g o o d f o r U k r a i n i a n

s t u d e n t s i s a m a z i n g a n d v e r y a p ­

p r e c i a t e d

C U P P ' 9 8 g a v e u s a n e x c e l l e n t

o p p o r t u n i t y t o g r o w a n d m a t u r e

i n o u r k n o w l e d g e , o u r o u t l o o k o n

i i f e , t o g a i n e x p e r i e n c e , a n d g e n ­

e r a t e n e w i d e a s . C U P P g a v e u s

a d d e d i n c e n t i v e t o s t u d y a n d w o r k

t o c h a n g e o u r w o r l d I t h e l p e d u s

g a i n n e w c o n f i d e n c e a n d t o b e l i e v e

i n o u r f u t u r e .

W h a t 1 l i k e d b e s t a b o u t C a n a d a i s

t h e f r e e d o m w h i c h o n e e x p e r i ­

e n c e s e v e r y w h e r e , i n e v e r y d a y

l i f e . a n d i n i h e i n t e r a c t i o n a m o n g

p e o p l e

I g i e w u p i n t h e f o r m e r S o v i e t

U n i o n l i w a s t h e r e f o r e i m p o r t a n t

f o r l i r e l o s e c a n d e x p e r i e n c e l i f e

o n 1 l i e o i i i s i d e I h a v e b e e n t o s c v -

e i a l I u i i i | > e a n c o u n t r i e s , l i i i l

n e v e i l ia<i d i e o p ( ) o i t u n i t y t o l i v e

a n d S I I K K l l i e i e I n C a n a d a I h a d

a n o i i ] i o i i i i i n u d u n n g m y i n l e m .

s h i p s i n t h e O n t a r i o a n d C a n a d i a n

P a r l i a m e n l s , t o b e c o m e a c q u a i n t e d

w i t h t h e p r e c e p t s o f a P a r l i a m e n ­

t a r y D e m o c r a c y a n d t o d o r e ­

s e a r c h i n o n e o f t h e b e s t l i b r a r i e s

i n t h e w o r l d

I l i k e C a n a d i a n p a t r i o t i s m a n d

p r i d e o f C a n a d i a n s i n t h e i r c o u n -

i r v W c U k r a i n i a n s h a v e m u c h t o

I c i u n f r o m C a n a d i a n s i n t h i s l e

u a i d

1 l i k e t h e f a c t t h a t s o m u c h r n

C a n a d a i s b a s e d o n s o u n d a n d

c o n s t n r c t i v e p r i n c i p l e s M o s t o f ­

t e n t h e g o o d r a t h e r t h a n t h e b a d

i s s t r e s s e d h e r e T h i s g e n e r a t e s

o p t i m i s m w h i c h i s c o n t a g i o u s

Y o u c a n s e e i t i n p e o p l e s f a c e s

r i i e r e p r o b a b l y i s n o t a p e r s o n i n

C a n a d a , o r s o i t s e e m s t o m e , w h o

w o n ' t s m i l e , w h o w o n ' t s h a r e a

f u n n y s t o r y o r j o k e , o r w h o w o u l d

n o t b e f r i e n d l y a n d h e l p f u l t o y o u

M y C a n a d i a n e x p e r i e n c e h a s g r v e n

m e t h e i n c e n t i v e t o t r a v e l a n d t o

m e e t w i t h m a n y p e o p l e a n d g e t t o

k n o w o t h e r c u l t u r e s a n d s o c i e t i e s

1 v e r y m u c h a p p r e c i a t e t h e m a n ­

n e r i n w h i c h t h e i m p o r t a n c e a n d

r e s p e c t f o r e v e r y i n d i v i d u a l i s

s t r e s s e d a n d r e s p e c t e d i n C a n a d a ,

n o m a t t e r w h e t h e r a p e r s o n i s

h a n d i c a p p e d o r a n e l i t e a t h l e t e

I l i k e t h e C a n a d i a n m a n n e r a n d

e n v i r o n m e n t , a n d t h e w a y i t i s

m a i n t a i n e d i n t h e c o u n t r y

f h e s e p a s t t w o m o n t h s i n C a n a d a ,

w o r k i n g i n t h e O n t a n o 1 c g i s l a i u r c

a n d t h e H o u s e o f C o n i n i n i i s l i v ­

i n g a t L e b l a n c R e s i d e n c e o f i h c

U n i v e r s i t y o f O t t a w a , a n d w o r k ­

i n g w i t h a n d a m o n g C a n a d i a n s

h a v e b e e n a n e x p e r i e n c e o f a l i f e ­

t i m e .

T h a n k y o u C a n a d a ! M a y b e s o m e ­

d a y , I w i l l b e a b l e t o r e p a y a t l e a s t

i n a s m a l l w a y y o u r g e n e r o s i t y a n d

k i n d n e s s S e e y o u s o o n . E h '

Anna Kossiv University of Lviv, 5th year

Foreign Languages My MP: Peter Mllllken

My MPP: Gerard Kennedy My Team: Atlantic

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' * l l k m i m a n c u l t u r e , ianypui^tr.

n a t i o n a l .self-con.sciou.snes.s and

historical memory have been sub-

jecl to so much damayejorso loni^.

t h a i we must apply enourmous ef­

f o r t to revive them

L e o n i d K r a w c h u k

President o f U k r a i n e

( 1 9 9 1 - 1 9 9 5 )

The Ukrainan Constitution, which was adopted in 1996, de­clared Ukrainian as an official lan­guage m Ukraine "Ukrainian state provides development and functiopmng of the Ukrainian lan­guage in all spheres of of the pub­lic life on the territory of Ukraine

Thus the first step on the long journey of the Ukraunian language and towards historical justice, was taken after more than 80 years of russification of Ukraine

It isn't hard to overestimate the role of Ukrainan diaspora m tlie IWest in preserving Ukrainian cul­ture and especially language dur­ing the years of Soviet Rule.

But even now, the situation with Ukrainian language in Ukraine, is far from being ad­equately settled. That is why thisis not the time, for Ukrainians in Ukraine and overseas to lay down their arms.

The Ukrainian language is not the only one of the means of communication among people It IS the very heart and soul of the Ukrainian national identity, self-consciousness and culture Only a person fluent in Ukrainian can iden­tify himself or herself with (he Ukrainian nation In modem na­tion-states. It IS common for onlv unc language to treated as the na-lioiiai or standard, taught in sdioois. used in the public sphere

flic status of the C'krainian language : L S (he olTcial l.ineuai'c

in Ukraine is problematic As the result of the russification policy of succeedding soviet governments, the Russian language is used by the half of Ukraine s population Although Ukrainians outnumber Russians ethnically(73%vs.22%), Ukrainians are in linguistic minor­ity (4-3%vs.57%). Unfortunately, the Ukrainian government cannot pay the required attention to deal with this linguistic deficiency now Hopefully, Ukrainians overseas, having preserved Ukrainian cul­ture once, will help to bring it back to the people of Ukraine yet a sec­ond time, m order to become bezbatchenky in Taras Shevchenko" s words Today, in tlie Ukrainian parliament, there are voices raised against "Ukrainization" That is against the process of the introduction of the Ukrainian language in all spheres of public hfe in Ukraine. But this process is not so much about Ukrainization of Ukraine as de-russification of Ukraine, and at­tempt to bnng back to the people the culture and language which was so violently taken from them by the Soviet authorities in Mos­cow.

Ukrainians in Ukraine are less nationally conscious that those in the diaspora. The diaspora can share its persistence in the struggle for a Ukrainian national identity with the population of Ukraine

I hope, that we, Ukrainians ofUkraine and of other countries, will be able to preserve the Ukrai man language and that our succes sors will iiihcnt it in its full beaiily and purity

Andrew Astapov F a c u l t y o f Law

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SOME AFTERTHOUGHTS OF CUPP'98

Our internship in the Parliament of Canada has ended But from April until July , 1 had the oppor­tunity to observe life in the coun­try where "a bad day is better than a good day in any other countiy of the world" This was the first expression which 1 recalled, upon my return to Ukraine and reread My CUPP'98 application Canada surpassed my most opti­mistic expectations, and the Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Program turned out to be the best and fondest starting point of my adult life.

My stay in Canada left me with many impressions 1 was enchanted with the beauty of the nature, by the contrasts in ar­chitecture and ethnocultural diver­sity of the 3 cities 1

visited (Ottawa, QN

Montreal and • c- ' Toronto), and of course by Canadians and their attitude towards their homeland and their attitude towards us I observed the "quiet patriotism" of Canadians, about which I heard from CUPP Alumni, before com­ing to Canada And it is fascinat­ing how much I have taken lo heart this positive attribute, and how much my attitude towards my homeland and its future has changed .Attci comparing notes and impressions with other CUPP'98 Alumiii. i realize that I am not the only one lo be affected in this way . We are all a part of great changes and wc share simi-

which have given us inspiration and renewed determination for positive changes in Ukraine CUPP has inspired me to continue my education , to learn more about issues which 1 could not have imagined Td be interested in be­fore participating in CUPP'98. The task before us is not to lose faith in ourselves, now that we are back in Ukraine, and dispersed throughout this largest of Euro­pean countries

The empty benches of the House of Commons remind me that our

stay in Canada is coming to an end. On our final night in Canada we sat in the Ontario Legislature to hear each of our names called to re­ceive our CUPP Cer­tificates. And I re­member how united and confident we felt

; . during those closing

ceremonies, h o y i

new bonds were forged among tne 34 Ukrainians from every region of our country. Each time I think about CUPP'98 1 want to applaud Canadii, Ihor Bardyn and the generous donors to the CUPP program who made our trip lo Canada possible fhanks to every Canadian for the unforgettable memories which will remain with me forever.

Antonina Tereshchenko Luhansk Pedagogical University

Foreign Languages, 5th year My MP.; Michelle DOCKRILL

(Nova Scotia)

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C U P P 9 9 I N B U D A P E S T

H o w t o a p p l y t o C U P P : A p p l i c a t i o n s m a y b e o b ­t a i n e d f r o m o u r w e b s i t e : w # v i i n l o i i k e s . e o n l .

C o m p l e t e d a p p l i c a t i o n s s h o u l d b e s e n t v i a fax o r m a i l b e f o r e N o v e m b e r 1 s t , 1 9 9 9 t o :

C h a i r o f U k r a i n i a n S t u d i e s F o u n d a t i o n 6 2 0 S p a d i n a A v e n u e l o r o n t o , O n t a r i o , C a n a d a M 5 S 2 H 4

1 a x : ( 4 1 6 ) 2 3 4 - 9 1 1 4 T e l . 2 3 4 - 9 1 1 1 A t t e i i t i o n : l h o r B a r d y n , C U P P P r o g r a m D i r e c t o r E D I T O R I A L B O A R D : A D R I A N A R T S I S H E V S K I , N A T A L I A Y A K I B C H U K ,

O L E H M A L S K Y Y

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C U P P '99 Students in Toronto at St. Vladimir Institute (May 1999)

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T h e f a c t t h a t U k r a i n e ' s p r e s i d e n t t h i n k s l i k e h e d o e s i s v e r y s i g n i f i c a n t . I c o m m e n d h i m f o r h i s p o l i t i c a l b r a v e r y , b e c a u s e t h e r e a r e m a n y c o n t r o v e r s i e s r a g i n g , e s p e c i a l l y i n R u s s i a , c o n c e r n i n g N A T O ' s i n f l u e n c e o n t h e w o r l d . T h e r e f o r e , t h a t ' s a f e a t h e r i n h i s c a p t h a t h e m a i n t a i n s s u c h a s t r o n g a n d p r o g r e s s i v e p o l i t i c a l c o n v i c t i o n .

W h i l e f u l l o f p r a i s e f o r s o m e o f N A T O ' s p o l i c i e s , K u c h m a i s s t i l l a b l e t o s e e t h e l i m i t s o f c o - o p e r a t i o n w i t h N A T O . E v e n t h o u g h h e t a l k s a l o t a b o u t v a r i o u s p a r t n e r s h i p p r o g r a m s , K u c h m a d o e s n o t m e n t i o n a w o r d r e g a r d i n g t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f j o i n i n g N A T O . A n o t h e r v e r y s i g n i f i c a n t f a c t i s t h a t i f U k r a i n e w e r e t o b e c o m e a m e m b e r o f N A T O , i t w o u l d m e a n t h e d i r e c t c o n t a c t b e t w e e n t h e f o n n e r c o l d w a r b l o c k s - t h e W a r s a w P a c t a n d N A T O , a n d n o b o d y k n o w s w h a t w o u l d h a p p e n t h e n . S o n o w U k r a i n e p l a y s a r a t h e r s p e c i a l r o l e o f p o l i t i c a l b u f f e r b e t w e e n t h o s e t w o f o r m e r f o e s .

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