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House Hansard - 29

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 11, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 29 - Feb/11/22
Mr. Peter Fonseca (Mississauga East—Cooksville, Lib.)
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Madam Speaker, a few years ago I had the honour of travelling to Ukraine to oversee the elections as part of our delegation of Canadian parliamentarians. It gave me an opportunity to get to know Ukrainians up close and personal. In my riding of Mississauga East—Cooksville, we have a vibrant Canadian Ukrainian community, including my lovely wife Christina, who is of Ukrainian descent. All of them are deeply concerned for their families and friends in Ukraine. They are worried about the Russian aggression, which is a threat not only to Ukraine but to all of Europe. Like our Minister of Foreign Affairs and our Right Hon. Prime Minister, who have strongly voiced that we stand with Ukraine, we are working with our NATO allies and have extended Operation Unifier. When Ukraine needed financial support, we were there. We stepped up with more support for military training and cyber-intelligence. Our commitment includes doubling the number of Canadian Armed Forces members who are working alongside our NATO allies to help Ukraine. We will continue to do whatever is needed to de-escalate the current situation and we continue to stand with Ukraine. Slava Ukraini.
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