C-33113853-54Elizabeth II2004-2005An Act to acknowledge that persons of Ukrainian origin were interned in Canada during the First World War and to provide for recognition of this eventInternment of Persons of Ukrainian Origin Recognition Act20196
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I-20.8522005PreambleWHEREAS, during the First World War, persons of Ukrainian origin were interned in Canada under the authority of an Act of Parliament;WHEREAS Parliament wishes to express its deep sorrow for those events;AND WHEREAS Parliament acknowledges that those events are deserving of recognition through public education and the promotion of the shared values of multiculturalism, inclusion and mutual respect;NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Internment of Persons of Ukrainian Origin Recognition Act.NegotiationsThe Government of Canada shall undertake negotiations with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko towards an agreement concerning measures that may be taken to recognize the internment of persons of Ukrainian origin in Canada during the First World War.ObjectiveThe measures shall have as their objective a better public understanding ofthe consequences of ethnic, religious or racial intolerance and discrimination; andthe important role of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in the respect and promotion of the values it reflects and the rights and freedoms it guarantees.Commemorative plaquesThe measures may include the installation of commemorative plaques at certain places where persons of Ukrainian origin were interned in Canada during the First World War.Public education measuresThe measures may also include the following public education measures:the exhibition of information concerning internment camps and the contribution made by persons of Ukrainian origin to the development of Canada; andthe preparation of related educational materials.Commemorative postage stampsThe Government of Canada and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko may request the Canada Post Corporation to issue a commemorative stamp or set of stamps.Other commemorative measuresThe Government of Canada and the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko may consider any other measure that promotes the objective described in section 2.1.InterpretationNegotiations undertaken pursuant to section 2 shall not be interpreted as constituting an admission by Her Majesty in right of Canada of the existence of any legal obligation of Her Majesty in right of Canada to any person.