Peter Fonseca at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On November 24th, 2020. See this statement in context.

November 24th, 2020 / 3:55 p.m.

Liberal

Peter Fonseca Liberal Mississauga East—Cooksville, ON

Thank you, Chair.

Thank you, Minister.

Minister, we here in Canada are so proud of our multiculturalism. In my riding of Mississauga East—Cooksville we have a large Ukrainian diaspora community. As you know, this upcoming Friday, the 27th, is Holodomor Memorial Day.

In March, you had the opportunity to visit Ukraine. I'd like you to update our committee on the bilateral relations that Canada has with this region, with the country of Ukraine, and state how Canada is working with the Minister of National Defence to ensure that any deployment of Canadian Armed Forces aligns with Canada's national interests, such as Operation Unifier in Ukraine.

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