Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the resilience of Ukrainian nationals and Ukrainian Canadians in west Toronto and across Canada as Ukraine enters another winter defending itself from the illegal Russian invasion.
Organizations such as Ukrainian Canadian Social Services and the Toronto chapter of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress have added their voices to making the essential case for this Commons to authorize unprecedented investments in Ukrainian defence, security and aid, including yesterday's announcement of an additional $200 million in military assistance. I am proud to be associated with a government that has invested more per capita in Ukraine's defence than any other nation.
I also want to salute the work of Ukrainian Canadian heroes such as Oleksandr Romanko of the UCC's technology and innovation committee, and Ann Szyptur from Taiaiako'n—Parkdale—High Park, the first vice-president of the Canadian Ukrainian Congress.
On Holodomor Memorial Day, we were fortunate to hear from Mykola Latyshko, who shared his first-hand experience of survival during a Russia-forced famine carried out nearly 100 years ago. Then, as today, we know that Ukraine will never bow to Russian aggression. Slava Ukraini.