PM Stephen Harper Shevchenko Medal Award (Le PM reçoit la médaille Shevchenko)

Toronto, Canada, 14 October 2011 - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper remarks upon receiving the Shevchenko medal (Le PM reçoit la médaille Shevchenko) by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.

- Ukrainian Canadians have made outstanding contributions to Canadian society 2:46
- John Diefenbaker 3:38
- Legacy of Taras Shevchenko; voice for freedom 3:50
- Fight for liberty against (Russian) Czars, totalitarian ideology of Nazis and the Soviets 4:40
- We know from history: nothing can put down the freedom of the Ukrainian people 4:53
- Democracy does sometimes get taken for granted 5:12
- Mass starvation; Holodomor 6:28
- Injustice of World War One Internment; we will not sweep history under the carpet 7:18
- Holodomor statue 7:48
- The magnitude of the (Holodomor) tragedy that the Ukrainian people suffered is exceeded only by the bitter recognition that was inflicted upon them by the government that ruled their land 8:10
- For decades "official" Ottawa was afraid to call it what it was: a genocide 8:25
- Those who took the lives of so many Ukrainians must take the guilt as well 9:02
- Babyn Yar where the Nazis slaughtered tens of thousands of people 9:30
- We must all understand Ukraine's past in order to appreciate the challenges and promise of its future 9:39
- Ukrainian Catholic University of Lviv 9:56
- I met with Yulia Tymoshenko. I am seriously concerned about that situation 10:47
- I have written Viktor Yanukovych... the conduct of Tymoshenko's trial does not reflect the accepted norms of due process or fairness 11:33
- The Ukrainian people can count on Canada to stand up for their liberty 12:58

Video courtesy of the Prime Minister of Canada Web site
http://www.pm.gc.ca

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News & Politics

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• Stephen Harper
• Ukrainian Canadian Congress
• Yulia Tymoshenko
• Viktor Yanukovych
• Freedom Ukraine
• Democracy Ukraine
• Canada Ukraine
• la médaille Shevchenko

[mag1k2]

If Harper is ready to start recognizing genocides then how about he start with recognizing one closer to heart, the Genocide of Natives on this great soil of ours. Oh wait, that one doesn't get him votes from the Ukrainians.

[UkeTube]

@mag1k2 i agree

[487shawn]

No offense to Shevchenko, but why would you honor the one prime minister who has just commited treason to canada by giving canadian sovereignty over to american homeland security watch canada loses sovereignty to homeland security utube!

[SirRightAlot]

SHEVCHENKO!!!! GOALLLLLLLL