Hosting "Stand with Ukraine until Victory" event on Parliament Hill
February 20, 2024
"Supporting Ukraine is not charity, but an investment in Canada's security". This was the key message shared by many at Thursday's event on Parliament Hill that I hosted as the Chair of the Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Members of Parliament, Senators, dozens of ambassadors from around the world, members of the community and others gathered to mark two years of brave Ukrainian resistance to Russia’s full-scale invasion and to commit our ourselves to standing with the Ukrainian people until they win.
Victory is the only option for Canada because Ukraine's victory is vital to Canada's security. If Russia wins it will not stop at Ukraine. If Russia wins Europe, the US and Canada will be next in defending ourselves against Russian aggression. So, every Ukrainian soldier fighting today is one less Canadian who will have to fight in the future. Every dollar spent today is millions of dollars less that we will have to spend in the future.
Victory is the only option - To protect our security, our economy and our freedom.