Personal Endeavors
Vandals attack site of Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Ottawa
Reading Time: 3 minutes The construction site of the Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Ottawa was vandalized over the weekend, with spray painting “Communism will win” on the surrounding fence. There were also three hammer and sickle symbols…
Валерія Савчук: В Україні потрібно ввести адекватне законодавство трудової міграції
Reading Time: 3 minutes За вимогою Європейського Союзу у 2015 році, Україна створила рамковий закон щодо зовнішньої трудової міграції. Цей закон широкими мазками регулює питання податків і соціального забезпечення трудових мігрантів України. Проте законодавче регулювання зовнішньої трудової міграції є дуже…
World economy post-COVID-19 will become regional again: NAOC experts
Reading Time: 4 minutes “There are going to be losers in this economy.” COVID-19 has become the biggest challenge of the 21st-century economy, with over 32 per cent of small businesses in Canada not re-opening due to the pandemic-related closures.…
Grim outlook for world security post-COVID-19
Reading Time: 4 minutes NAOC discusses global order as Canada copes with the pandemic There is little consensus on what a new “normal” would be post-COVID-19, but there is no doubt that the pandemic will have far-reaching implications for the…
Borys Wrzesnewskyj plans not to run in the next federal election
Reading Time: 2 minutes Three years ago, on October 20, Borys Wrzesnewskyj celebrated his election as Liberal MP in the Etobicoke Centre at Plast Huculak Centre. Exactly three years on, Wrzesnewskyj gathered a group of Ukrainian Canadian community leaders at…
Diane Francis is my journalistic epitome
Reading Time: 2 minutes I have been following the work of Diane Francis for a few years, picking and analyzing articles that I think made a colossal contribution to the world she writes for. She covers a variety of topics,…
Why Markham’s “Burgundy” will conquer your heart
Reading Time: 2 minutes As I swish the lime juice in my rum’n’coke, another band jams at Toronto’s famous Sneaky Dee’s. They’re good, but the audience is reluctant to show them any love. Perhaps, a slip-of-a-tongue about DUI and smoking…
How I met David Chernushenko
Reading Time: 2 minutes A couple of years ago as a fresh-off-the-boat Ukrainian immigrant to Canada, I tried to stay within my community because it felt safe to belong to something familiar. Thus, I always looked for any sign that…
Covering rape: What to look out for in time of #MeToo and #Time’sUp
Reading Time: 2 minutes On January 1, 2018, “more than 300 women of Hollywood form an anti-harassment coalition called Times Up” (Chicago Tribune). “Times Up” becomes a movement for rape survivors to find strength and support, for them to voice…
Young generation will change Ukraine
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Plast Huculak Center in Toronto hosted a report by the oldest Plast member and a very passionate Ukrainian patriot, Mr. Bohdan Havrylyshyn. His report, titled “Young Generation Will Change Ukraine” lasted an hour, and Mr.…
