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STUDENT ;::. VETUDIANT
CANADA'S NATIONAL NEWSPAPER FOR UKRAINIAN STUDENTS PRICE $1.00
Let's Make a Deal . . .
In than two months, the U.B.C.
less
coming musical sensation, DUMKA to
Vancouver. Having heard DUMKA
Ukrainian
SUSK
Students' Club will raise the
curtain for what is promised to be the best
Congress in history. As someone
Presidents Message perform at various zabavas and festivals
across Canada, I can assure you that they
who has attended four SUSK congresses and have a more than adequate repertoire of
a countless number of regional conferences, Ukrainian and rock music (wait till you hear
I would like to use this month's column to their "Hutzel reggae" stuff!). Of course, after
entice as many of you as possible to come to the zabava, you'll have lots of free time to do
Vancouver. as you please.. .anything from taking a mid-
Over the past few months, the 25th SUSK night dip in the Ocean to scaling the
Congress Committee and your National towering Grouse Mountain!
Executive in Ottawa have been workine The Congress social agenda will climax
doubly hard to make sure that everything Saturday evening with a group-ouling to one
will be perfect for your arrival in of Vancouver's finer restaurants (Vancouver
Vancouver. Grants have been secured; has some of the best sea-food available
workers have been hired; speakers have been anywhere!) and a cabaret at the U.B.C.
confirmed; rooms, accommodations and campus. For those of you who are waiting to
meals have been ordered; and all clubs and expose that hidden talent of yours, the
Ukrainian youth organizations have been cabaret will be open to anyone eager enough
notified of the date and location of the to take the floor (of course, we'll have some
congress. extra professional talent on hand - just in
To date, our only remaining major task is case!).
to convince as many people as possible to
attend the Congress.
On Sunday, we'll be holding a series of
There are many reasons for attending a
SUSK business sessions. You will have the
rare opportunity to applaude or criticize the
SUSK Congress. Personally, I look forward
to going to these parleys because it's an
work of the SUSK National Executive and
excellent opportunity to meet other you'll be able to hear what we've been up to
Ukrainian-Canadian students from across
all year. And last, but not least, the delegates
congress will have
at the congress will elect a new SUSK
the country. This year's
Executive and chart the direction SUSK will
an added dimension. Representatives from
take over the next year.
other ethnocultural youth and students'
groups have been invited to attend and it will Finally, we intend to launch the annual
be interesting to see what we have in post-congress trip on Monday morning.
common with our peers from other groups. The most mentioned destination for this
people who are members of a
For discussions on topics of interest to you - the other important and interesting topics, so be sojourn is San Francisco, the Vancouver
Ukrainian Students' Club executive, the Ukrainian-Canadian student. 1 think lhat sure to check out the agenda in this issue of Island and the Okanagan Valley are also in
Congress is a good lime to share your one of the most interesting sessions will be Student. the offering. The trip will be made by a
problems with other SUSKiles. The club the one on cultural retention - featuring a Of course, social events are an important convoy of private and rented vehicles (ledhy
development sessions on Sunday will be panel of Ukrainian student activists from component of any conference, and the my mother's station wagon) and it will last
devoted to discussing the various maladies across Canada. The panelists have been SUSK Congress Committee has assured me about five days.. .who knows, maybe we'll
thai are afflicting clubs at the present time. invited to explain their personal reasons for that all delegates and guests will have the make it to Mexico.
Show up and find oul how you can draw maintaining their Ukrainian identity. I'm lime of their lives. On Thursday evening, a
more people to those USC
meetings and sure thai many of you have asked yourselves salmon barbeque be held.
will If you've
social events without having to break your why you continue lo play an active part in never tasted B.C. salmon before and you're So don't just sil there with your Student.
back at the same lime. Or find out how to the Ukrainian community, speak Ukrainian looking to get blasted after a long, cross- Gel up, phone your travel agent, and book
extract hundreds of dollars out of the coffers at home and seek-out Ukrainian friends - country flight to Vancouver, this is the event your ticket to Vancouver -the seats are going
of the Ukrainian community. Well teach this panel is guaranteed to stimulate your to hit. We promise that the evening will fast!
you how to talk lo KYK
and the P's and B's, mind on this topic! And don'l worry, there'll leave you plenty of time lo get acquainted
and how lo run a zabava without getting be lots of time for an animated group with other delegates.
citedAr liquor licence violations'. discussion after the panelists have completed Friday evening will feature the traditional Mykhailo Bociurkiw
OlWiTiorc serious note, the Congress will their presentations. congress banquet and zabava. For the
feature a good number oflectures and panel There will also be lectures on a host of occasion, wc are flying Edmonton's up-and-
VISIBLE SYMBOLS
CULTURAL EXPRESSION AMONG CANADA'S UKRAINIANS
Edited by Manoly R. Lupul
What are the visible
through which Ukrainians
symbols
Canada express their identity in
the North American milieu? The
volume answers this question in
in X
six parts: Ukrainian Material
Culturein Canada; Ukrainian Art
inCanada; Ukrainian Music in
Canada; Ukrainian Dance in
Canada; In Search of Ukrainian
Canadian Symbols; and the
Politics of Ukrainian Culture in
Canada. The papers are taken
from the fifth annual conference
on Ukrainians in Canada
btP* V ^ 4 ' 9
(University of Manitoba, 1981).
204 pages, cloth $19.95
Order from:
University of Toronto Press,
5201 Dufferin Street, Downsview, Ontario
Canada 5T8
Published by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies
University of Alberta
0
PC's
by Mykhailo Bociurkiw
Woo
Canada s federal multiculturalism
was tntroduced in 1971, under
policy
Ethnic Vote
the Liberal
government of Pierre Elliott Trudeau
TORONTO - On Che eve a possible policy was introduced to
The
federal elecuon, facilitate the
[he Progressive development of Canadian society
Conservative Party of Canada lured over into an
equal partnership of all
500 people from various ethnocultural component groups
while at the same lime
communities to a conference on multi- allowing for a
bilingual system within
culturalism here on Saturday, June a multicultural
2, 1984, framework. 1 n practice, it is a
called "Passport to a Progressive concept which
states that each
Canadianism." Canadian has the
opportunity to pursue, with the
The Conservatives are currently fighting a support of
the federal government,
the development of
neck-and-neck battle in the public opinion one's own cultural and linguistic identity.
polls against the Liberal Party. Recent polls The policy has received
indicate that the strength of the two parties increasing
attention from both ethnocultural
appears to be equal. Many people speculate groups
and political parties, now that
that the hidden agenda of the conference the non-
Anglophone, non-Francophone portion
could have been to attract a higher of
Canada's population has risen to almost
percentage of the ethnic vote during the next 40
per cent.
election - which could be called as early as The conference commenced Saturday
The Conservative's multiculturalism
multicultural aspect of our society
must be
August. morning with introductory remarks by
conference in Toronto represents an about- M,. emphasized on a daily basis in the schools "
The conference, held in Toronto's posh Murta. Five workshops were offered
turn by the party. In
under the
1979,
that He added that "the Progressive Conservative
Sheraton Centre Hotel, was chaired morning with approximately 100 Party of Canada can give
by Mr. administration of
Conservative leadership for
Jack Murta, Conservative Member Prime participants in each workshop.
of Minister Joe Clark,
the
Morning discussions that will take place between
Parliament for Lisgar. Manitoba, and the Ministry of workshops focused on such topics as: the
Multiculturalism was one of the multi- federal government and the
ministries culturalism and education, social provinces on
official P.C. spokesman for multi- designated to be axed by the and education.
culturalism. federal political development, newcomer settlement
government. A lengthy question and answer session
A noticeable amount of Ukrainian and citizenship, heritage retention and followed Mr. Epp's remarks.
community leaders were in attendance at the Before the official opening sharing, and human rights and race Many
of the participants explained their personal
conference. Notable Ukrainians in the conference, members of the relations. Each workshop was introduced
Ukrainian experience with the educational
audience Canadian Students' Union distributed by a Conservative system and
included: Sen. Paul Yuzyk, a Member of Parliament. the Multiculturalism Directorate.
Andrew Gregorovich (Editor of Forum written brief outlining SUSK's (The
position on The workshop entitled "Multiculturalism Multiculturalism Directorate is the
Magazine), PLAST representatives and a multiculturalism. federal
Later in the day, the and Education" was chaired by Mr. Ores! agency responsible for administering
healthy contingent from the Ukrainian position paper was referred to several the
times Rudzik of Toronto and introduced by Multiculturalism program).
Youth Assoc. - SUM, and the League for the as delegates searched for ways
Liberation of Ukraine. the Multiculturalism Directorate.
to improve Winnipeg M
P., Jake Epp. In his opening
comments, Mr. Epp noted that The cont'd oo page 15
Winnipeg Monument Unveiled
Winnipeg —
an impressive granite and bronze as a warning against one nation inflicting its
memorial erected in front of the Winnipeg will upon another in the future.
City Hall to commemorate the 50th anniver- The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, the Federal
sary' of the 1932-33 famine-genocide in
^
Transport Minister, said Canadians must
Ukraine, was officially unveiled by Mayor "rcdedicate ourselves" to fight oppression
William Norrie on Sunday, June 24, 1984. It everywhere. Provincial NDP House 1
was a gift to the City of Winnipeg by the Win- Honourable Andy Anstett. called (he Limine
nipeg Branch of the Ukrainian Canadian '
'a shame and a on humanity". Represen-
blot
Committee. tatives of the Jewish and Polish communities
also spoke.
Standing 15 feet high, the monument is the The blessing of the monument and a
memorial
work of Winnipeg sculptor, Roman Kowal. It service were conducted by the Metropolitans
was built at the cost
of $75,000. The obelisk- of the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox and Ukrai-
shaped structure of imported black African
nian Catholic Churches in Canada, with
the
granite encloses a bronze relief symbolizing
participation of Ukrainian church choirs
of
oppression, flanked by two tomb-stone shapes
Winnipeg, under the direction of George
of unpolished granite. The monument com-
Hnatiuk and Walter Bohonos. A three foot
memorates thememory of over 7 million wreath of red roses was laid by two famine
Ukrainians, who were deliberately starved to survivors residing in Winnipeg. According to
death in a forced
famine organized by the city officials, about 1,500 people attended.
Soviet government, in what the Winnipeg Sun The event was covered by the local press and
called "one of the most horrible events in
television.
world history." (June 25, 1984). Funds in the sum of $15,000 are still required
"We have not come this far in our search for to cover the cost of the memorial. Donations
democracy to remain silent" said Mayor can be mailed to:
William Norrie, prior to the unveiling. In his
Holod Fund
remarks. Mr. Harry Dmytryshyn, the famine
Ukrainian Canadian Committee
committee chairman, said that the memorial
will serve not only as a
Ste. I — 456 Main Street
reminder of a past
Unveiling offamine monument at Winnipeg City Hall. Winnipeg, Manitoba
atrocity committed against humanity, but also
R3B 1B6
$100,000 for York
Ukr. Studies
Toronto — the Ontario Council of the fund will be used for such purposes as
Ukrainian Canadian Committee along with research projects, visiting speakers, publica-
two major co-sponsors, the Canadian Insti- tions, preparation of teaching materials and
tute of Ukrainian Studies and the Canadian library acquisitions, all in the area of
Foundation for Ukrainian Studies, has Ukrainian Studies. A Ukrainian Studies
donated an initial $100,000 for an endow- Committee consisting of York University
ment fund in Ukrainian Studies at York. The tacully, to be appointed by and responsible
cheque was presented to York University to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts.will coor-
President H. Ian Macdonald by Dr. Petro dinate the projects and activities of the
Hlibowych, President of the Ontario Coun- Ukrainian Studies Fund.
cil of the Ukrainian Canadian Committee The main speaker at the ceremonial ban-
and by York Physics Professor, Jurij Dare- quet was Professor Orest Subtelny who has
wych, Secretary of the Fund Committee at been appointed by the University on a full-
an inaugural banquet held on May 12 in time permanent basis in the Department of
Stong College, at York University, History and the Department of Political
In addition to ensuring the annual leach- Science and who will be teaching the course
ing of a courseon the history of Ukraine, the in the history of Ukraine. Professor O. Subtelny, guest speaker, at Endowment banquet.
Those Were
and these are the
by Taras Myhal
EDITORIAL
Days ...
Eighties
meaningful
Honorable
STUDENT
Mark
the
interview
McGuigan
with the
are two
Eugene Lupynis
Iryna Lupynis
Mike Maryn
Dave Lupul
Lesya Fedeyko
Karen Slegel
Nestor Budyk
Anne Kolody
Vivian Osachuk
DariaRumaniuk
Roman Rozumnyj
Oksana Stanowych
Orest Zajcew
Stan Chuyko
Greg Hamara
-
Wolodymyr Lewyckyj
Roman Matkiwsky
Taras Myhal
STUDENT
Published by the Ukrainian Canadian Students' Union, 1984.
Chrystyna Chudczak
STUDENT
Editor
Mykhailo Bociurkiw
Distribution
Oksana Sharaburak
Finances
c/o 401 Unicentre
Carleton University
Ottawa, Ontario
KIS 5B6
ETUD1ANT
STUDENT
fact
terests
Leiie,
We
is an open forum tor
and opinion, reflecting the in-
of Ukrainian-Canadian
students on various topics social,
cultural, political and
io the ediior are
reserve the right to edit
materials for publication.
The opinions and though s express
ed in individual signed articles are
the responsibility of their authors,
;! not necessarily
—
religious.
welcome.
those of the
As they mature through the years, associations examples. Myron Spolsky UDENT siaff.
evolve by different degrees to reflect the Yet a danger always exists when so much em- Roman Waschuk Typesetting
change in times and external conditions which Prirr.-J by Runge Newspapers,
phasis is placed on the external environment, Patricia Yaremchuk Popiihir Primers. W innipeg Renlrew, Ontario.
have impact upon them. To a large measure, in that our organization's Executive will fail to
it is at the level of an organization's executive look inwards at its own membership, in order Spe c ia 1 th an ks to the staff at UCDC ,
MPUE and
where the pressure exists to maintain the vital, to gauge the real needs and interests of its Selo Ukraina Design Study Group.
day-to-day contacts which are needed to re- component clubs. While this situation has
main current with the outside world. largely been circumvented over the past two
Throughout SUSK's relatively brief history, years of the present Executive's stay in
our association's stream of executives have Ottawa, some club dissatisfaction has been ex-
met with much success in reflecting the times
and circumstances in which they have been
placed. Hence, SUSK
has been able to play a
significant and leading role for the Ukrainian
pressed, and the potential for future problems
does exist. Therefore, the time has come for
a new executive to be established, to search Editor,
Pryvit z Vancouveru!
Letters:
inwards, so as to assess member clubs' needs
community in its liaison activities within a and concerns. SUSK's role cannot be solely I'd like to thank STUDENT for publish- A WORD
larger Ukrainian Community. one of acting as a Ukrainian-Canadian lobby- ing a few articles in the INCORRECTLY, USE IT
Ukrainian language.
To a great degree, SUSK has been able to ing force in Ottawa, or for that matter, simply As a Ukrainian Canadian of post-secondary
YOU'LL GET BETTER!" Our Ukrainian
keep its finger on the pulse of outside trends language is a part of our heritage, it makes
one of performing any externally oriented age, I find that many Ukrainian young peo-
and occurences, as a result of the unique cir- our culture in Canada richer, and complete.
functions. ple who know Ukrainian do not use it among
cumstances which have governed the com- It keeps us together!
'
Consequently, before the Annual Congress in themselves, and this frustrates me very
position of its membership and executive: a
Vancouver, each delegate should carefully much. I hope this letter will give insight to
constant rejuvenation occurs through a natural
consider options and alternatives for new such persons, and to those who may want to KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT WORK
revolving door. This attracts the young and faces and a change of locale to be selected for learn Ukrainian and to utilize it. STUDENT!!!
has expired into colleges and universities, the up-coming executive. Delegates should I'd like to share with you STUDENT Dyakuyou,
while discarding the career oriented and com- tovaryskym pozdorovlenyam,
consider the need for an executive that can go readers my
personal experience of learning z
placent upon their graduation.
out and discover the values and expectations or rather relearning and remembering the
£ver the past two years, the SUSK Executive
of the present day, Ukrainian-Canadian Stu- Ukrainian language. (I think the revival of ZONIA S.T. HA YD MO WSK
liasbeen headquartered in Ottawa, and like dent Body, the Ukrainian language is vitally important
while concurrently choosing a VANCOUVER. B.C.
most groups which are based here, has among Ukrainian students as well as work-
locale where the ever significant outside com- P.S. Hope to see you
operated in an environment pervaded
ail at the 25th ANNI-
by munity liaison function can still be maintain- ing young adults. We need to use our ethnic VERSARY of SUSK CONGRESS in
federal Canadian politics. The result has been ed. These changes to the executive's composi- tongue in order to gain more self- August!
our organization to the extent that
fruitful for
tion and locale are required at this time so that confidence, identity and more knowledge
professionalism had to be, and in many ways, SUSK through speaking, reading and writing.)
can continue to carry on its natural
'
was acquired, providing a proper response to Dear Editor,
tradition of rejuvenation, a tradition which has I find
very beneficial to review my stal-
it
the inappropriate speech that
was delivered by been an exhilarating and sustaining hallmark tering and rusty Ukrainian tongue
by read-
the Honorable Roy McLaren at the U.C.C. of the organization's remarkable past
ing STUDENrS Ukrainian articles, as well RUSC IS STILL AROUND!!
Congress in Winnipeg, or carrying out a experience. as speaking Ukrainian withmy parents, and
most important, with my friends. For those who know what RUSC stands
I attune my mind by
READING OUT for, this letter may come as a surprise to you,
LOUD and SLOWLY. 1 say every VOWEL since we do not publicize ourselves very
CONSONANT, and SYLLABLE in the often. For those of you who do not
know
"correct" Ukrainian pronounciation. Pro- what it means, this is a short introduction to
nounciation varies depending on the region us: Ryerson Ukrainian Students' Club.
of Ukraine where it is spoken. And I have to admit that our
both the club has been
Eastern (Kyivan/Kievan) and somewhat passive, in the past, with respect
Western
(Halych/Galician) dialects are correct. to external affairs. However, we
would like
was taught the Halych dialect. "Correct"/ to change our image so that you
J will know
"proper" pronounciation is important that RUSC around.
and is still
necessary for proper communication Believe or not, the club
and it
is quite well
understanding. known within the Ryerson community itself.
For uncomprehensible words, ASK Activities in the past have included
I numer-
QUESTIONS of those who know the lan- ous bake sales, pub nights, various
exhibits
,
guage, and I also use the Andrusyshyn of Ukrainian nature, and last year's Ukrain-
Ukrainian— English and the English- ian Week which was a great success, streng-
Ukrainian DICTIONARIES. They contain thening our popularity at Ryerson even
the Ukrainian letter "g" {r) which further. In addition, the club held
used
is still a zabava
widely m
the free world in many Ukrainian in February which, unfortunately, was not
words. I WRITE DOWN the uncompre- profit-making, but everyone still had a good
hensible words in a special hand BOOK time.
for
future reference; 1 USE the new word at least In spite of our small membership, the
THREE TIMES when speaking and thus I
club's enthusiasm has motivated past
BUILD UP A VOCABULARY of my own. members and alumni to return and get
(Even one, good, simple Ukrainian word involved. This had been very inspiring to us
will get me going a long way. as it shows that the club can
Full sentences provide a fun
do me even more good). social setting, which is lacking in the work-
Speaking Ukrainian will make me a bet- ing world.
ter person in the long run, In April, a new executive
when I decide was chosen for
(and I have decided) to pick up and cherish the 1984/85 academic year, and I am the
my parents' and grandparents' tongue President. The new executive had decided
WhenI see STUDENT'S
Ukrainian arti- that one of goals was to improve our
its
cles,the thought of Ukrainian reading, relationship with the community outside of
writ-
ing and speaking makes me feel good Ryerson. In spite of
our low budget, we are
inside,
and to know that someone (STUDENT) of hoping to achieve our many goals. You will
the vouneer Ukrainian generation still be hearing from us. Wish us luck.
knows, cares, appreciates, and preserves our
important Ukrainian tunguc iri pi nl
"IT'S JAROSLAW BAJUS
ALRIGHT TO SPEAK UKRAINIAN'
DON'T BE EMBARASSED IF YOU SAY PRESIDENT
R YERSON USC
Decore: Politicians, Elections
An Interview with & Humble-Pie
Edmonton's Mayor
In the civic election held in Edmonton started with something called
last
the Premier's
October, the citizens of Alberta's largest city dinner in Edmonton, where
voted in landslide proportions
two or three
for one of the
most prominent Liberals in the province to be
ethnic groups invited the Premier —
and he
came. By the time we were finished
their new mayor. and it
had died out, there were five or six
or eight
Laurence Decore isa Liberal who has ethnic groups and as we met the
made good leadership
in solidly Conservative Alberta, of these groups we planned new
where voters reputedly eat Liberals for break- ventures. I
think the seeds were started there
toward
fast. While Decore maintains he is not the building this multiculturalism network.
political messiah to lead the Liberals in the
Then the provincial government, because
West back to power, his victory suggests that of
what we were doing in the Ukrainian
the once impregnable Tory fortress in Alberta Profes-
sional and Business Club, got pulled
into
has developed a few chinks in its armour. establishing policy in the area of
multicultu-
The D ecore family 's L iberal roo ts go back ralism. Because Ukrainians had
taken such a
a long way. Laurence's father. Mr. Justice strong lead and because we were so
John Decore of the Court of Queen's Bench, farahead
of other ethnic groups, we became
the lead-
was a Liberal MP for the Alberta riding of ers of not only our own
community on this
Vegreville in the 1950s and the man who
nomi- issue but of the wholeof theethnic
commun-
nated Lester Pearson for the Liberal Party ity, and so the network got
bigger and bigger
leadership in 1958. and bigger. Soon I became the chairman
of
With the retirement of Pierre Trudeau.
another leadership race is currently underway
the Alberta Heritage Council —
the council
which brings together all of the cultural
in the Liberal Party, and Laurence Decore groups in Alberta.
reveals toDave Lupul in this exclusive inter- And then I decided that I was tired of
view for STUDENT his thoughts on the race, multiculturalism and decided to go into
on why the Liberals have failed to win more municipal politics. I had been on council for
support the West, as well as
in how he sees his only one year when Mayor Hawrelak died in
own political future. officeand a number of aldermen came to me
and asked, "Would you consider running
formayor?" City council tried three times in
voting for a new mayor and in the end they
went with the senior alderman, Terry Cava-
nagh, rather than with me. But that cata-
pulted me into the lime light and in 1977 I
went from what many people believed would
be a last-place finish into a very strong
second-place finish against a guy called
Purves.
Following this election, I decided I did
not want any involvement in multicultural-
ism, nor any other political involvement for Decore chars with Liberal delegate.
a while. I just wanted to get back into law premier of the province, or the S: A book recently published, entitled
and sort of relax for a year. But it wasn't very
first Western CITY
Canadian Liberal Prime Minister of Can- POLITICS IN CANADA, contains an essay
long until Manoly Lupul and Peter Savaryn ada." Have you a master plan as to where you inwhich one author concludes that municipal
were knocking at my door, saying I had to be go from here in your career? Canada is almost exclusively about
politics in
involved and they were right, I had to D: I have been successful in law, in business boosterism, land development, and the
because the community needs people who and now in politics. There is no masterplan. enhancement of property. Other social and
have special skills and knowledge. So, I went My intention is to stay mayor of Edmonton economic issues have been largely ignored. Do
back to it and pretty soon the groundwork for two terms — that's the full six years. I
you see a broader range of issues which must
was laid for me to go in and become the will assess after those six years whether be addressed?
I go
chairman of the Canadian Consultative
Council on Multiculturalism, which allowed
into some business stream or politics — I
D: Well, I think that in my philosophy
there
just don't know at the moment. find I city are because I like to say that I am
a person
me to maintain my Edmonton network of politics so completely satisfying that might with a social conscience. For
I example, if
contacts with all ethnic groups and also pro- not want to do anything else after that. But there are single parents who need
I assistance
vided me with a national profile, and the know I won't stay more than six years with daycare, I'd like to try to solve
those
thing just got bigger and better for me. because I think that politicians who stay problems. So, it's that and it's attention
to
more than two terms get tired and lack that kind of concern. But Edmonton
is a
Edmonton Mayor Laurence Decore. S: To the point where you are now the mayor aggressiveness and new unique city in Canada. There are not
ideas. many
of Edmonton and have achieved a national cities which own their own
telephone sys-
S: You won Ihe recent civic election with profile at the same time. tem, the seventh largest in Canada.
There
strong support from all of the ethnocultural Decore with Minister of Transport, the Hon. are not many cities building a Si-billion
D: Well, to the point where Edmontonians
groups in Edmonton, and particularly from gave me the largest plurality in Edmonton's Uoyd Axworthy at IV84 Liberal Leadership power plant.
the Ukrainians. Could you briefly describe history. That was awesome. Convention.
I was
how you built the close relationship which you awestruck because of the responsibility that
have with these groups? cont'd on page 23
people had placed on me and by their belief
D: Well there is no doubt that the multicul- in me. I often think about it and often say,
1
tural communities in Edmonton are my gosh I hope I'm doing the right thing. But
base. Every politician needs a base —
for everything has gone pretty well.
some, it could be the Kinsmen or the Rotary
Club or whatever but my base is, first of all, S: In which Ukrainian community organiza-
my Ukrainian community and then, the tions have you been active?
whole of the ethnic community. Now there is D: I went originally to the Ukrainian Profes-
more to it than simply arriving on the scene sional and Business Club because my facility
of an organization like the Ukrainian Pro- with the Ukrainian language is not great.
fessional and Business Club and saying, Because of the seeds of certain thought, con-
"Here I am, I'm Ukrainian and I'm inter- cepts and problems which Dr. Lupul and
ested in being an alderman. Support me." In others talked about during the late 1960s, I
fact, there have been people who have tried decided that I had to do something within
that kind of style and have been told, "You the Ukrainian Professional and Business
haven't done anything for the Ukrainian Club to help promote multiculturalism. I'm
community. How do you expect the com- not an avid churchgoer, but I like the fact
munity to back you?" So, first of all, you that I'm Ukrainian and 1 like to be with
must get involved and you have to have a people who are Ukrainian. There is a
meaningful kind of involvement in your warmth, there is a camaraderie that's
differ-
community and I think 1 did in the Ukrain- ent than with other people in other situa-
ian community. tions.
My involvement with the Ukrainian Pro-
fessional and Business Club was pretty S: Alberta Liberal leader Nick Taylor has
intense and our club became very socially remarked in a recent article, referring to you,
active in promoting multiculturalism. We that "he may want to be mayor forever, or the
May/June I9M • student 5by Oksana Sharaburak
On May ,
1984, C.B.C.'s The Journal
aired a documentary on national television local newspapers:
by Chrystyna Chudczak entitled The Poisoned Chalice regarding the
French bilingual issue in Manitoba. This Dear Sir:
Ottawa — Having had the auspicious brief historical survey also included an We are writing in response to a recent
pleasure of taking part in the Liberal While wandering around the convention excerpt devoted to supporters of segment of The Journal aired on Thursday,
Leadership Convention this past June, as a site, managed to catch the flavour of the unilingualism. One of these supporters was
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May 31, 1984, entitled the The Poisoned
media representative, I was granted the grassroots political system at work in this University of Manitoba professor Al Chalice. This particular segment dealt with
relative freedom of wandering around the country. In addition, I was able to see how Pressey, who also happens to be of the issue of French bilingualism in Manitoba
convention facilities. Between visits to the effectively the media's role was developed in Ukrainian Canadian origin. from an historical perspective. Included in
high-tech media room, where journalists of conjunction with this system. It is a role of this segment was a statement made by
all political persuasions hovered over video antagonisms and admiration. For the university professor Al Pressey, who is of
terminals and ancient typewriters, and to candidates and for anyone in public life, the Ukrainian Canadian origin. Professor
the humid convention floor, 1 was amazed at media'srole is ever present and ever
the intensity and perserverance of these Those in public life realize this.
persistant.
people to continually produce for their Those around powerbrokers and in
respective deadlines. From dishevelled government realize this constantly. At a
political columnist Richard Gwyn to time when leaders of Canadian society are
television personality Keith Morrison, who put in such vulnerable positions, it is
wandered somewhat aimlessly amongst the important that all types and components of
3,500 odd delegates looking extremely cool media get involved, more specifically our
and collected despite the heat, these media media. We consistantly propogate that we
people possess a unique task. It is they who are part of mainstream Canadiana and
mould and develop public opinion.
directly deserve to be treated as such. However, we
Each frame displayed on a television screen, forget that when provided the opportunity,
each editorial wired across the country, each it is necessary for us to grasp it.
commentary on the proceedings shapes,
directs and focuses attention on what the Just prior to the leadership candidates The portion of the program that included
media deem appropriate. The enormous speeches held at the Civic Centre on the Professor Pressey's statement pertained to
power that is contained in these broadcasts Friday evening of the convention. I decided the provincial government's abolition of the Pressey was evidently representing that
cannot be ignored. to wander into the arena and observe the Laurier-Greenway Compromise. All ethnic portion of the population which is in favour
behind the scenes media preparations. In
So why then, in a room full of kaleid- minorities lost the right of schooling in their of a unilingual school system. In the process.
between massive stages built for major n languages. The Ukrainian Canadian Professor Pressey stated that if it had not
oscopic media personalities, were there only
networks such as Global News. CTV and Pressey family originally lamented the loss, been for his unilingual education he would
few token journalists representing
e^hnocultural minority groups? CBC, hundreds of personnel milling about, but today Al Pressey is glad the compromise not have achieved professional status.
several dozenphotographersstrolling about, was abolished. Professor Pressey states,
a time when the entire future of our Professor Pressey states. "I am forever
I counted approximately 45 television am forever grateful to those grateful to those
country is being directlyand affected "I governments, or that
cameras positioned at strategic locations governments, or that govern- government that introduced the legislations
politically shaped, why do we
back and sit
about the area, poised at opposite ends in ment that introduced the to make Manitoba schools unilingual. This
choose to ignore what goes on around us?
front of the Jean Chretien and John Turner
The Liberal Convention, is but an example legislation to make Manitoba has allowed an opportunity for a lot of
Camps respectively. A good portion of these schools unilingual. This has individuals, like myself, to move within one
of our community's lack of foresight to
cameras were trained on the possible future allowed an opportunity for a lot generation, from the working class to a
utilize opportunities for political
Prime Minister of our country. The media of individuals professional class,"
advancement. Not only is this lack of like myself, to
,
had made its decision. move within one generation,
foresight continual, it seems to persist
Professor Pressey is entitled to his own
regardless of political belief. Ukrainians As a community, Ukrainians need not from the working class to a
fear opinion on the matter of unilingualism, but
politically ignored the P.C. Convention last the pressure of developing a sophisticated professional class. In my own he goes on to say, "In my own case, I have
year just as they did the Liberal one this past media network. This takes an incredible case, I have no doubts that I
no doubts that I would not. at the moment
June. Except for a few Ukrainian journalists amount of time, money and patience. The would not, at the moment, be a
be a university professor. I envision myself
displaying Student press accreditations, extent of any other ethnic group's media university professor. I envision
as perhaps being a farmer, in Pine River,
virtually no one was present to provoke development in this process is doubtful. In myself as perhaps being a picking stones, and talking to his horse in
these candidates on behalf of the many of their eyes, Ukrainians already hold farmer in Pine River, picking
Ukrainian.
community. Ultimately, the sophistication an elaborate communication system. stones, and talking to his horse
required to report on such
effectively in Ukrainian. This statement could be misinterpreted as a
The fact is, we remain resolutely
proceedings will not be achieved by our representation of the opinion of the
comfortable in our set path.
After a private viewing of The Poisoned
Consistently Ukrainian community in general.
journalistic community should the current afraid "Rock the Boat", our policy of
to Chalice at the C.B.C. offices in Winnipeg,
trend persist. The heat of the problem lies in waiting to see what our neighbour does six U. ofM. students, including myself, the We are university students of Ukrainian
our emphasis on what is truly important before committing ourselves, persists. When majority of which are USC-ites, were quite originand our proficiency in the Ukrainian
to us as a viable ethnocultural group in this occurs within our own community, incensed with Professor Pressey's not so language has by no means hindered our
Canada. If we continued to relegate
we
become stagnant. The time has come for us intelligent comments. At that point we efforts in pursuing a higher education.
ourselves to reporting and propogating our decided to protest to make our objections
to begin looking at our options realistically Our concerns are twofold. Not only arc we
cultural excesses such as dancing and and dealing with them as such in the context known. We have executed our first step by
pysanky in disagreement with Professor Pressey's
decorating, then how can the of Canadian society. By banking on some of writing a response to The Poisoned Chalice
Canadian political machine acknowledge
statement, but we are disappointed with the
our opportunities now, wc can assure the local Winnipeg newspapers. C.B.C. for their lack of responsibility in
Ukrainians as a viable component in ourselves a viable and legitimate place in the Hopefully, we will receive some kind of
mainstream political life.
allowing such a statement to be aired simply
future. response from the public. In addition, we
to sensationalize an already volatile issue.
have contacted SUSK president Mykhailo
Bociurkiw requesting him to contact USCs We hope that in the future, the C.B.C, the
across Canada for their participation
BARVINOK FLOWER FESTIVAL moral support.
and .
alleged
will
voice of this multicultural nation,
show greater discretion in their
The lollowing is the above mentioned representation of various
JULY 14 & 15, 1984 ethnic
which has been sent out to Winnipeg's
letter
communities.
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6 student • May/JunePassport to
Ethnicity
The following is excerptedfrom a position seven per cent oi the appointments to federal
paper to the passport to a Progressive boards and tribunals. Sociological studies,
Canadian! sm Conference on Multi- the body of the fourth volume report of the
culluraiism outlining some of the views and Royal Commission on Bilingualism and
recommendations of the Ukrainian Biculturalism. the report of the special
Canadian Students' Union (SUSK). The committee on the participation of visible
conference was held June 02. 1984 at the minorities in Canadian society, and our
Sheraton Centre in Downtown Toronto and everyday experiences all point to the fact
attended by over 500 delegates representing that newcomers to Canada wish to
a myriad of ethno-cultural groups. SUSK's participate fully in Canadian society. When
position paper was distributed throughout the federal muiticuituralism policy was
the conference. The organization was the introduced some 12 years ago, the target
only participant to have compiled such a population deemed most likely to benefit
document, expressing the current concerns from the policy was based on statistics
of ethno-cultural groups in Canada on collected almost 25 years ago. At that time,
muiticuituralism. Canadians of non-British and non-French
background made up 25 percent of the
Canada is now the
cross-roads in
at
population, and a significant portion of that
deciding the path take in terms of
it will
percentage was comprised of older,
socio-economic life. After over a decade of established groups with strong interests in
muiticuituralism in Canada, the Progressive
the cultural preservation of the program.
Conservative Party and the Federal Today, the latest statistics suggest that the
Government have shown faith in people non-Anglophone, non-Francophone
from all cultural backgrounds by turning lo portion of our population has risen to
them and involving them in the decision- almost 40 percent. Taking this into account,
making process. we are concerned with the policies and
programs which are intended to promote
unity, tolerance and understanding in
Canada. Moreover, we find that the
changing composition of Canadian society
The Mulroney family.
underscores the importance of establishing a
muiticuituralism policy which is responsive
to the challenges created by an evolving Muiticuituralism would be useful.
We, the Youth Delegates to the passport lo
Canadian society. Such a conference could provide
a Progressve Canadianism Conference are
ethnocultural groups with an
MULTICULTURALISM: opportunity to identify to the Minister
proud lo be participating in this Forum. We
SHORT AND LONG TERM their needs, objectives and priorities.
believe thai the Federal Government should
recognize ethnocultural communities as an
ACTIONS Long Term integral part of the Canadian mosaic
1. More monies must be injected into the
alongside the English and the French.
A
decade has passed since Prime Minister Above all, we approach
as 1985, The Inter-
muiticuituralism program. Australia,
Trudeau announced that "the Government national Youth Year, we believe that the
which modelled their muiticui-
will support and encourage the various policies and
practice of muiticuituralism
turalism program after Canada's,
culture and ethnic groups that will give must respond lo the needs, objectives *nd
spends twice as much on program
structure and vitality to our society. priorities of youth organizations and tneir
delivery.
There are a number of short term and long individual members. The Federal Govern-
2. A legislative base for muiticuituralism
ment should initiate programs where ethnic
term actions that could be acted upon by the
must be created through the receive training and
Federal Government as we enter the second youth leaders
establishment of a meaningful muiti-
decade of the policy. resources for community development.
cuituralism act. Such an act should
Furthermore, as with the French com-
Short Term entrench the policy of muiti-
munities, we, too, need sustaining grants lo
The Government must become more cuituralism and would give the muiti-
1,
strengthen our community youth
interested in muiticuituralism and cuituralism directorate the mandate
secretariats and improve the quality and
more sensitive to the needs, objectives to act an inter-depan menial
as
variety of services performed by our youth
and priorities of each individual monitoring agency that would ensure
organizations in community building and
ethnocultural community. This the responsiveness and adherence of
citizenship.
means that the Prime Minister and all federal departments lo the policy.
We hope that the delegates at (his con-
Cabinet Ministers must involve Canadians are showing dramatically
ference and the Progressive Conservative
themselves in forums which highlight that they are interested in preserving
Party of Canada lake Ihis unique oppor-
the Government's interest in and their cultural heritages. The
tunity to involve youth in charting a new
commitment to muiticuituralism. Government of Canada coined the
Jack Murta. MP for Usgar, Man. chairing the direction for muiticuituralism in Canada.
word "muiticuituralism". set up the
conference. 2. An Assistant Deputy Minister should We must never forget the basic fact that our
machinery, and therefore, must
be appointed to the Ministry of ethnic youth represent our collective
We. the Ukrainian-Canadian youth have ensure the continued promolion and
Muiticuituralism. future.
tried to fulfill our role in this process, by implementation of the policy.
taking a more active interest in the problems 3. The Federal Government should
International Youth Year 1985
of Canada, particularly (hose of a socio- initiate action which reconfirms what June, 1984
economic nature. As we approach the 1985 the Prime Minister said in 1971 - that OTTAWA, ONTARIO
International Youth Year, we have pooled ethnocultural groups will be given
our resources, both material and human, to greater opportunity in Canada's Those Acknowledging This Statement
discuss the problems confronting ethno- mainstream. The so-called "others" Include:
cultural groups in Canada. Consequently, receive only 7% of the appointments — Slovenian National Federation
we wish to share our viewpoints and to Federal boards and tribunals. The
recommendations with all Canadians so that appointment of a few ethnocultural
— Armenian Youlh Federation of Toronto
they can be considered in order to arrive at leaders to high profile boards is a
— Tom Palantzas. President, Canadian-
an equitable solution for all Canadians. worthwhile Greek Association, Scarborough
needed and "very
College, University of Toronto
Our frame of reference is to recommend endeavour.
— National Association of Canadians of
what steps should be taken to strengthen the 4. The Federal Government must
Origins in India
federal muiticuituralism policy. We believe accelerate Federal-Provincial activity
policy would facilitate the The Federal
— Edmonton Canada/ India Youth Society
that this in the multicultural area.
development of Canadian society into an Government must start to negotiate
— Martin Radovan, Representative,
component Canadian Slovak League
equal partnership of all with the provinces on Federal-
ethnocultural groups. Provincial transfer payments for Hamilton Folk Arts Heritage Council
heritage language programs within Youth Committee
Equal access to the institutions that shape
our lives is a prerequisite to the opportunity the public school system. — Ukrainian Youth Association of Canada
to influence them
order that society in
in The calling of a Ministers' meeting to Graduate Student Association,
University of Waterloo
turn is increasingly coherent with the deal with ethnocultural program
concerns and dreams of all Canadians. development would be well received. — University of Waterloo Progressive
More than a decade ago, Canadian Often, governments overlap in Conservative Association
sociologist, John Porter, demonstrated delivery and very often one Darrin Raddatz, Past President,
that non-charter group Canadians are government is unaware of what the Kitchener P C. Youth Association
severely under-represented in areas of other is doing. Plast Canada
political and economic decision-making. It
5. The calling of a conference of ethnic Ukrainian Canadian Students' Union
is interesting to note that members of non- SUSK Exec. VP. Chrystyna Chuihzak delivering
leaders and the Minister of
English or non-French groups receive only youth statement.
May/June iw • student 7In the early months of 1984, a book titled
You get scared. You get this feeling that I
Hey Malarek! appeared in publication creat- really shouldn't open this up. This is my
ing instant controversy, particularly in the family. think that beyond all those
But 1
child care, welfare community. pangs that you get when writing your book
Victor Malarek is presently senior reporter
you know that you're trying with each
on social policy issues at the Globe and Mail. chapter and with each sentence and each
Mr. Malarek recently spoke with STUDENT paragraph to come up with a message and
correspondent Chrystyna Chudczak in something that's really important.
Toronto. In the following interview, the author want to say something and I know what
I
expresses his thoughts about the book, the I want to say. I want to tell people that you
child welfare system, and reveals insights into really have to listen and pay attention to the
the man himself. children that are going through this difficult
period in time. Anything that happens to
S: What was your purpose in writing "Hey, them in their childhood and throughout
Malarek"? their youth and adolescence moulds them
M: I've been involved in journalism for for life. It's very hard to get rid of all the
about fourteen years. A large portion my scars. I've not gotten rid of all my scars, but
writing interest has been in the child welfare I've come to grips with a lot of the past.
system, the juvenile justice system, poverty, So many people know, even people
I
child abuse etc. These are the stories that who've gone through middle-class average
probably touch my heart more than Victor backgrounds have not dealt with their past,
Malarek going to Ottawa or Victor Malarek so they can't get on with their present and
writing about Quebec politics or going to future. I mention the subtitle of the book,
Afghanistan or Iran. This is the area that I'm which didn't have any say in writing is "A
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most interested most
in, about.fervent True Story of a Street Kid Who Made It."
When looking at the possibility of writing a The making part of it, a lot of my colleagues
said across the country, is the Globe and
book, which I've had in my mind and which
Mail. That's not really making it. Making U
all journalists actually have in their mind, I
is coming to grips and dealing with the past
looked at what kind I could write about
most effectively and most knowledgably. It and saying okay, from here can go on. I
Now, I know a lot of people I've met who are
would again come out the child welfare sys-
tem, child justice system, child care industry, chairmens of boards and politicians who
etc. whatever you want to call it. 1 thought
have very respectable positions within var-
ious communities that they live in, but they
about it and I looked at all the literature that
are poor excuses for human beings. They are
had been written over the years and there's
been a lot written by professionals, treat-
failures ashuman beings. They are failures
as fathersand mothers. They are failures as
ment professionals, psychologists, child-
friends and neighbours. They go to church
care advocates. Everybody had something
The once a week and they're what I call the 'one-
to say about the system. ironic thing is
hour Christians.' The minute that they put
that everybody says it from the third person
point of view. Everyone is assessing the sys-
their quarter or dollar in the plate they come
outside and someone's blocked their car.
tem and analyzing the system and it's been
they start cursing. You wonder just what did
analyzed and assessed to death. What's
you learn when you were in that hallowed
really missing and what has been missing is
place that you came out of.
the view of the child, from the child's eyes
Making it is really coming to grips with
and from the anguish and torment of the
your past; coming to grips with a lot of the
child and the feeling that the child experien-
broken home seeing the problems that you've seen and not taking it
ces going through a
into the present, that is, into the future. So
two most important people in his life, his
mother and father break up and living with
many people, who, as children were abused,
will abuse as parents. Children who grew up
strangers in a foster home. Whether this kid
with alcoholic parents become alcoholics.
comes from abject poverty and goes to a
middle class home where nice foster parents So many kids who saw their parents drop
out of school drop out of school themselves.
take care of him or when he comes from an
So many people who never saw atlection
ethnic background and goes to a different
with their parents are never affectionate and
home where customs and traditions are
that's really sad. I think that it's really
completely different; whether he goes from a
important that people are affectionate so
native home to completely different home,
again, a white home —
it's very hard for the
that their children can learn that there's
nothing wrong with touching and being
child, verv difficult understanding what's
going on in his little mind, in his little head
closeand feeling and kissing things that —
are really important to making a human
and his little body, in his tormented soul. It's
being feel good. The intellectual human
quite incredible. There are so many people
being or purely a human being who makes
who've gone through it and are going
money is very cold and not a human being.
through it that can't articulate it. They can't
He's a robot.
talk about it. After they've gone through it,
this carnage of seeing their family break up, S: Your publisher, MacMillan of Canada put
they want to block it out. It's very hard for a of faith into your book sponsoring your
lot
someone to say, "My mother and father tour across Canada. What has been the
broke up because they don't love each response of the Canadian public to it?
other." It's terrifying for a child. The child M: The response actually has been over-
will end up saying "It's my fault." So, what I whelming. I know that the first printing is
wanted to do was to write it from the eyes of almost sold out. When I was on a talk show
a child, to give the message from the eyes of a that's when the response was rather incredi-
child and to show the child going through ble. Several of the talk shows where I was
this system. Too much has been written from scheduled to speak for just one hour went
the analytical point of view. two and three hours. The phones just lit up.
I personally hate talk shows but every one of
S: You've dealt candidly with your formative
years growing up in Montreal. Was it painful the talk show hosts later said "You know, we
and difficult for you to write the book? didn't get the lunatics." People started to
M: It was difficult to write the book. I guess phone in who had similar experiences or
in the number of interviews that I've done knew of families who had similar experien-
across Canada it was commented that the ces of goingthrough ajuvenilejusticesystem
book was a catharism of sorts. I said it's not. or being in trouble with the law, seeing their
You can't write a book like this as a cathartic families break up, violence in the family. A
experience. It just will not come out well. lot called in for help, a lot called in to say
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think I got rid of a lot of baggage and that they really could relate to a lot of the
anguish in my early twenties and also in the experiences that were similar to mine. I think
first couple of drafts of my book. What 1 that overall this book hits home with many
wanted to do was talk more about what people that get a chance to get their hands on
happens to the child. It doesn't have to be it. I think there's a universal feeling. It's not
Victor Malarek. It could be a lot of kids a book about growing up in Montreal and
who've gone through foster care. Many Victor Malarek. This could've happened
people have phoned me and said, "I see parts anywhere in North America. It could've
of myself in there." Not everybody will get happened anywhere in Europe also. But it's
involved
in the kind of delinquencies I got got a universal theme as well, of a child's
involved in. But a lot of kids do assault, — anguish and a lot of people who remember
trouble in school, trouble in institutions or their childhood see so many things in it.
trouble living at home. So when 1 started
S: What message would you like your readers
writing the book, sure it was pain ful. il was
to obtain?
painful to drudge up these kinds of things.
M: Not to give up. A lot of people could haveYou can also read
