Following is the text of the May 11 statement by Ukrainian Canadian Congress CEO Ihor Michalchyshyn regarding Ontario Bill 97 and the Ukrainian Holodomor.The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) is extremely disturbed to see that the organizers of the Immortal Regiment Toronto, the group Russian Heritage of Canada (Русский Мир Канады) and the group United Communities of Canada are actively bragging on social media that they worked to remove reference to the Holodomor from Bill 97, the Ontario Legislature’s bill to proclaim Genocide Awareness, Commemoration, Prevention and Education Month, introduced by Aris Babikian (member of Provincial Parliament, for Scarborough-Agincourt).
UCC statement on attempts to remove Holodomor from bill on genocide awareness
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