Zuzak
GRC Report; Wed., July 05, 2006
(1)
Josef Furman and Jura Skomatchuk
cases: As
reported in my last GRC Report, these
cases commenced jointly in Ste. Catharines on 05Jun2006 and have since
been
adjourned on 28Jun2006. Several articles have appeared in the
newspapers with a
negative slant against the accused. This is balanced by a single
article by
Marco Levytsky in the 09Jun2006 issue of the Winnipeg Free Press in
response to
a negative 26Apr2006 article by David Matas. Three articles are
archived in the
Furman files at
http://www.willzuzak.ca/tp/furman/furman.html
I have appended my critical comments on
these proceedings to the last article by Paul Legall in the 29Jun2006
issue of
the Hamilton Spectator.
(2)
UCC meets with Monte Solberg on
06Jun2006: The
June 14-27, 2006 issue of the
Ukrainian News reports that a three-person delegation met with Mr.
Solberg to
discuss issues of concern to the Ukrainian community including Canada’s
War
Crimes Program and the new Citizenship Act. UCC Vice President Paul
Grod is
expected to meet with Mr. Solberg on the revocation of citizenship
issue. The
UCC has archived a news release (.pdf file) on their website
http://www.ucc.ca/
(3)
Operation Last Chance:
At about 14:15 hrs, Tue., 06June2006 Ms. Raymonde Folco, Liberal MP
for Laval-Les Īles stated the following in the House of Commons:
Mr.
Speaker, today marks the launch of a very important national campaign.
The
Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies will launch
Operation:
Last Chance this afternoon on Parliament Hill. Those attending the
event will
be the Israeli ambassador, His Excellency Alan Baker, the Israeli
director of
the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, Mr. Ephraim Zuroff, MPs, senators and a
number of
guests. This campaign is designed to locate all Nazi war criminals
within
Canada who have evaded prosecution.
As
Canadians, we must be proud that the fight led by Simon Wiesenthal to
the end
of his life is being continued. This campaign honours the thought of
the man
who said, "When history looks back, I want people to know that the
Nazis
could not kill millions of people with impunity." Thanks to the Friends
of
the Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies, we will never
forget. We
will not forget him.
My
critical response to Ms. Folco is accessible via the Furman files
indicated
above and specifically at
http://www.willzuzak.ca/tp/wllzzk/zuzak20060629Folco.html
[Presumably,
Raymonde (Goldgrav) Folco was
born on 16Mar1940 in Paris. Her father was deported to and survived
Auschwitz.
She spent WWII hiding with Christian families. The family immigrated to
Canada
in the 1950s.]
Respectfully
submitted
Will Zuzak, 2006-07-05