A solemn tone greeted delegates to the first nationwide gathering of Ukrainian Canadians in three years, with the last such meeting happening well before cities in Ukraine came under attack by Russian soldiers and bombs.
“It has never been more important that we come together as leaders, as Canadians and as Ukrainian Canadians,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday morning at a Ukrainian Canadian Congress gathering in Winnipeg.
Following prayers and a moment of silence to begin the conference, Trudeau delivered the opening address to nearly 400 delegates at the 27th Triennial Congress of Ukrainian Canadians.
“Nine months ago this week, Russia launched a
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