Part 1: Introduction by Manoly Lupul and opening address by Camille Laurin
Ukrainian Canadians
Multiculturalism
Quebec
Separatism
The conference on "Ukrainian Canadians , Multiculturalism, and Separatism: An Assessment" was held at the University of Alberta on September 9-11. Organized and sponsored by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, it featured papers by the Minister of State for Cultural Development from the Parti Quebecois government, a former commissioner of the federal government, and prominent Ukrainian-Canadian academics. Dr. M. R. Lupul, director of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, opened the conference on Friday ’evening, September 9, with remarks on the purpose and objectives of the conference. The Institute, he declared, "only provides the forum for discussion; it itself is no oracle. If the topic under discussion has profound political implications that does not render the Institute itself political; all it shows is that the Institute can be relevant to the issues of our time." The Honorable Camille Laurin, Minister of State for Cultural Development, Province of Quebec, who delivered the opening address to approximately 250 people, explained the objectives of the Parti Quebecois in the struggle for self-determination for the French in Quebec and termed the federal government's bilingual policy a failure. Dr. Laurin was questioned by Professor Walter S. Tarnopolsky, Osgoode Hall, York University, and Professor Bohdan Bociurkiw, Department of Political Science, Carleton University. Concern about the status of ethnocultural groups in Quebec was prominent in the questions and in the discussion from the floor which followed. Found in CIUS Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 1 (Fall 1977)
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Manoly Lupul, Camille Laurin
Part 2: Separatism and Ethnic Groups in Quebec
Professor Ivan Myhul, Department of Political Science, Bishop's University, speaks on the topic: "Separatism and Ethnic Groups in Quebec," criticizing the absence of a clear government policy towards the non-Anglo-Celtic minorities in Quebec and outlining their unique and unfortunate predicament. Found in CIUS Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 1 (Fall 1977)
Ivan Myhul
Part 3: Separatism and Ethnic Groups in Quebec
Roman Serbyn follows Ivan Myhul presenting on the same topic of: "Separatism and Ethnic Groups in Quebec," criticizing the absence of a clear government policy towards the non-Anglo-Celtic minorities in Quebec and outlining their unique and unfortunate predicament. Found in CIUS Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 1 (Fall 1977)
Roman Serbyn
Part 4: Questions for Ivan Myhul and Roman Serbyn
Questions for Roman Serbyn and Ivan Myhul following their presentations on the topic: "Separatism and Ethnic Groups in Quebec," criticizing the absence of a clear government policy towards the non-Anglo-Celtic minorities in Quebec and outlining their unique and unfortunate predicament. Found in CIUS Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 1 (Fall 1977)
Bohdan Bociurkiw, Camille Laurin, Ivan Myhul, Keith Spicer,Manoly Lupul, Roman Petryshyn, Roman Serbyn, Walter Tarnopolsky
Part 5: The Ukrainian Canadians in Transition
CIUS conference audio recording of Mr. Roman Petryshyn, research associate of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, presenting a paper entitled "The Ukrainian Canadians in Transition," in which he compared the social structure and mobility patterns of Ukrainians in Canada to those of other ethnic groups on a national scale, and showed how Ukrainians, like the French, were still very much part of a vertical mosaic. Found in CIUS Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 1 (Fall 1977)
Roman Petryshyn
Part 6: Multiculturalism and the Response of the Ukrainian-Canadian Community
CIUS conference audio of Bohdan Bociurkiw presenting his paper "Multiculturalism and the Response of the Ukrainian-Canadian Community," in which he praised the roles played by Senator Yuzyk and several members of the Ukrainian Canadian University Students' Union and stated that the Ukrainian Canadian Committee left much to be desired as a pressure group. Found in CIUS Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 1 (Fall 1977)
Bohdan Bociurkiw
Part 7: A Multicultural Canada: The Basic Issues
CIUS conference audio of Professor Walter S. Tarnopolsky's presentation "A Multicultural Canada: The Basic Issues." In his wide-ranging remarks, he stressed that a multicultural Canada must provide greater access to the most rewarding jobs for all Canadians. Found in CIUS Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 1 (Fall 1977)
Walter Tarnopolsky
Part 8: Questions for Walter Tarnopolsky
CIUS conference audio from the question period following Professor Walter S. Tarnopolsky's presentation on "A Multicultural Canada: The Basic Issues." In his wide-ranging remarks, he stressed that a multicultural Canada must provide greater access to the most rewarding jobs for all Canadians. Found in CIUS Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 1 (Fall 1977)
Part 9: Canada's Options in a Time of Political Crisis and Their Implications for Multiculturalism
CIUS conference audio from Professor Manoly R. Lupul's presentation "Canada's Options in a Time of Political Crisis and Their Implications for Multiculturalism," rejecting both separatism and "Trudeau federalism" as options and putting forth a new concept, regional federalism, using the Ukrainian bilingual school program to illustrate how it could work in the area of language and culture. Found in CIUS Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 1 (Fall 1977)
Manoly Lupul
Part 10: Multiculturalism and Separatism: The Search for a Ukrainian Consensus
CIUS conference audio from the final panel of the conference on the topic "Multiculturalism and Separatism: The Search for a Ukrainian Consensus." The panelists included Professors Bociurkiw, Myhul, Serbyn, Tarnopolsky and Mr. Petryshyn. A consensus was reached on three points: that Ukrainians in Canada should support the right of the French in Quebec to self-determination within a federal framework; that further dialogue on the topic of separatism vis a vis multiculturalism was necessary; and that the involvement and support of Ukrainian Canadians from all walks of life was necessary for multiculturalism to survive. Found in CIUS Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 1 (Fall 1977)
Ivan Myhul, Roman Serbyn, Walter Tarnopolsky, Roman Petryshyn
At the banquet on Saturday evening, Dr. Keith Spicer, journalist, broadcaster, and former Commissioner of Official Languages, was guest speaker. He examined the federal policy of bilingualism, defined its shortcomings, and predicted difficult relations between the federal and Quebec governments, at least for the next three years. He also thought groups like the Ukrainians should work closely with French Canadians, especially in western Canada. Found in CIUS Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 1 (Fall 1977)
Keith Spicer