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GRC Report; Wed., May 03, 2006
Since
I was away in Ukraine acting as an
International Observer for the 26Mar2006 parliamentary elections and
then
visiting relatives in the Kolomyia region of the Carpathian Mountains
for three
weeks in April, a GRC Report for April 2006 was not issued. I expect to
write
and distribute reports on the elections
and other
issues in Ukraine
separately.
(1)
Citizenship Revocation: In
a letter
dated 14Mar2006, Andrew Telegdi urges the new Minister
of Citizenship and Immigration, Monte Solberg, to table legislation to
correct
the flaws in the current citizenship revocation process as recommended
in the
10th Report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration
dated
07Jun2005.
In a
follow-up letter to individuals and
organizations dated 27Mar2006,
Mr. Telegdi urges Canadians to write Mr.
Solberg, with copies to Meili Faille, Bill Siksay and himself, on this
issue.
He has also attached a petition
calling for the implementation of the
recommendations in the Report. He asks people to get as many signatures
as
possible and to send these signed petitions to him. These three
articles, as
well as other information, are archived as CIMM Information on my
website at
http://www.willzuzak.ca/tp/cimm05/cimm05.html
Two
articles in the April 05 and 19, 2006
issues of the Ukrainian News titled “Telegdi
calls upon Solberg to
enact
citizenship recommendations” and “New
Citizenship Act should be
“no-brainer”
for new government” expand on this issue. These are archived
at
http://www.willzuzak.ca/tp/ukrnews/ukrnews.html
(2)
UKAR: On
15 March 2006, Dr. Lubomyr Prytulak removed his Ukrainian Archive
website from
the Internet. Dr. Prytulak explains that he has negotiated a
non-aggression
pact with the Canadian Jewish Congress, whereby they withdraw their
complaint
to the Canadian Human Rights Commission and he removes objected-to
material
from the Internet. As the objected-to material constitutes only a small
proportion of UKAR, he is free under the agreement to leave most of
UKAR up,
but decided to remove the entire site so as to leave himself
unencumbered and
undistracted to pursue other interests. The agreement leaves him free
to put
all of UKAR back on the Internet in case he comes under attack for his
views.
As I have indicated previously, I have a
very high regard for Lubomyr Prytulak and am very sorry that UKAR is no
longer
available on the Internet, since it provided a wealth of information
countering
defamation of Ukrainians and Ukraine. It is a huge loss to the
Ukrainian community.
It is understandable that Dr. Prytulak
would get tired -- tired of the never-ending litigation and tired of
working for Ukrainians with no recognition, no moral support, no
financial
support. He deserves a good rest -- and our thanks.
(3) Josef Furman and Jura
Skomatchuk
cases: Despite the illegitimacy of the citizenship
revocation process outlined in item (1) above, the Department of
Justice and
the Federal Court of Canada under the direction of Chief Justice Allan
Lutfy are proceeding full speed ahead on these d&d cases.
- On Mar. 22, 2006, the Plaintiff delivered
to the Court (in Ottawa?) 7 boxes of documents to be used in the June
05, 2006 trial.
- On April 24, 2006, upon hearing the
parties by teleconference on April 21, 2006, Justice Judith A. Snider
ordered that:
1. An agreed Statement of Facts in respect
of Court File T-560-04 (Defendant Furman) is to be filed with the Court
no later than Friday, May 05, 2006.
2. A Joint Book of Authorities is to be
filed prior to the commencement of the hearing of this matter on
Monday, June 05, 2006.
3. Expert Reports are to be filed in hard
copy and in electronic format, with the Court on or before Friday,
April 28, 2006.
4. With respect to the admissibility of the
“transfer lists”, the following procedure is to be followed:
(a) The Plaintiff is to serve and file his
motion record on or before Thursday, May 18, 2006, with one joint
record to be
filed in respect of the two Court files;
(b) The Defendants are to serve and file
their joint responding record on or before Thursday, May 25, 2006;
(c) Mr. Tuchel, the witness for the
Plaintiff in respect of the admissibility of the transfer lists is to
appear
before this Court on Monday, June 05, 2006 in St. Catharines, Ontario;
(d) Oral submissions of the parties will be
heard immediately following the completion of the testimony and
cross-examination of Mr. Tuchel.
5. The normal hours of sitting for the
duration of this matter will be 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to
Thursday, subject to the following exceptions:
(a) On Monday, June 05, 2006, the hearing
will commence at 9:30 a.m.;
(b) The testimony of Mr. Owens will be
heard in Ottawa, Ontario on a date to be determined.
6. On or before May 18, 2006, the Plaintiff
is to file with the Court, in chart form, a list of witnesses together
with, for each:
(a) a brief summary of the purpose of the
testimony;
(b) an estimate of the time required for
examination in chief;
(c) an estimate of the time required for
cross-examination.
- On April 26, 2006, Expert Reports were
filed for the Defendant in Toronto for both cases.
- On April 28, 2006, Expert Reports were
filed for the Plaintiff in Ottawa, Toronto and Edmonton. The Expert
Report of
Dr. Johannes Tuchel dated Nov. 15, 2005 and filed in Edmonton (87 pages
+ Appendices) consists of 5 pages of allegations against a Josef
Furmanchuk followed by Historical Background
Respectfully submitted
Will Zuzak, 2006-05-03