Madam Chair, this question of federalization of the Ukrainian state has been around since 1991 when I was first engaged in Ukraine. It is a small minority that have pushed that particular political agenda. It does not have broad support among the people of Ukraine, nor does it have the broad political support. Where it did have support, in fact, was among groups such as former president Yanukovych's party, and the remnants of that party that still have some base in eastern Ukraine.
In the House of Commons on March 20th, 2017. See this statement in context.