Вінніпеґ Український № 3 (49) (March 2019)
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personal stories of how their families came to Canada and how their life<br />
had changed ever since. Even though several generations have changed,<br />
Ukrainians in Kildonan-St.Paul still remember the story how their family<br />
came to Canada and to this day communicate in the Ukrainian language.<br />
On the other hand, time has played a significant role, connections with<br />
relatives who live in Ukraine have been lost and even no one to visit; only<br />
half of the Ukrainians surveyed in the riding believe that they still have<br />
relatives back in Ukraine.<br />
In order to really understand the residents of Kildonan-St.Paul, Marta<br />
focused on over 600 households, getting to know them, listening to<br />
their passionate stories how their ancestors left<br />
Ukraine in order to find a better place for their<br />
future because of hard times, lack of crops, tremendous<br />
hardship. Canada became their new<br />
home, Kildonan-St.Paul absorbed many Ukrainians<br />
from western Ukraine. Even living so far<br />
from Ukraine, Ukrainians from the riding of Kildonan-St.Paul<br />
always tried to be in touch with<br />
their relatives; 32% visited Ukraine at least once<br />
in their life, on the other hand, the percentage<br />
of relatives from Ukraine on a visit to Canada is<br />
only 11%. The difference in percentage between<br />
visiting Ukraine and visiting Canada probably<br />
stems on the high fee for a visitor Visa to Canada.<br />
A solution to this dilemma, the Government of<br />
Canada should grant Ukrainian nationals with a<br />
biometric passport (passport that has an embedded<br />
electronic microprocessor chip) and allow<br />
visa-free travel to Canada, making a long-standing<br />
relationship with Ukraine.<br />
Marta presents another important data in her research,<br />
more than 93% of Ukrainians in the riding<br />
of Kildonan-St.Paul support the idea of providing<br />
CBC programming, also having the National Film<br />
board involved in Ukraine; a cultural exchange to<br />
build a stronger tie between Canada and Ukraine.<br />
What Marta found astonishing in the Kildonan-St.<br />
Paul area that Ukrainians continue to speak their<br />
mother language at home, but the most interesting<br />
aspect is that Ukrainian Canadians follow everything<br />
that is going on in Ukraine. Marta mentions<br />
in her research that the constituents of Kildonan-<br />
St.Paul are proud to remember their family stories,<br />
the opportunity to pass their legacy from<br />
generation to generation.<br />
Ukrainians Canadians not only in Kildonan-St.<br />
Paul but throughout Canada continue to retain<br />
their values, traditions and a language which has<br />
become part of the way of life. What Marta Franchuk<br />
has presented in her research illustrates that<br />
the Ukrainian community no matter where it has<br />
settled, will always have a sense of belonging to<br />
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- MARCH <strong>2019</strong> - UKRAINIAN WINNIPEG<br />
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