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CEEC Calls On Canada To Adopt Measures To Deter Kremlin Aggression Against Ukraine
TORONTO- The Central and Eastern European Council in Canada (CEEC) is deeply concerned by the Russian Federation’s dramatic troop buildup and military escalation along its borders with Ukraine and the Belarusian border in northern Ukraine. The CEEC calls on the Canadian government to work with our NATO allies and adopt greater measures to impose costs…
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The U.S.-Germany Nord Stream 2 Joint Statement Raises Concerns
Serving on behalf of 25 million Canadians and Americans of Central and East European heritage, The Central and Eastern European Council in Canada and the U.S.-based Central and East European Coalition express serious concern regarding the Joint Statement of the United States and Germany on Support for Ukraine, European Energy Security, and Our Climate Goals,…
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Canadians of Central and Eastern European Heritage Stand With the People of Belarus on Freedom Day
March 25, 2021 TORONTO – The CEE Council in Canada, representing the interests of 4.5 million Canadians of Central and Eastern European Heritage stands with the people of Belarus on the nation’s March 25 Freedom Day, and urges Canada to expand Magnitsky sanctions against the illegitimate and repressive regime of Alyaksandr Lukashenka. The people of…
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CEEC Condemns the Arrest of Vladimir Kara-Murza and Russian Activists in Moscow
March 14, 2021 TORONTO – The Central and Eastern European Council in Canada, representing the interests of 4.5 million Canadians of Central and Eastern European heritage, condemns the arrest of Russian pro-democracy and human rights activist Vladimir Kara-Murza and over 200 of his colleagues in Moscow today. Vladimir Kara-Murza has twice been targeted for assassination…
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Central and Eastern European Council in Canada Supports IIHF Decision to Move World Hockey Championships from Belarus
TORONTO – The Central and Eastern European Council in Canada, representing the interests of 4.5 million Canadians of Central and Eastern European heritage, supports the IIHF’s decision to move the 2021 World Hockey Championship tournament away from Belarus. The CEEC condemns the ongoing violent crackdown on peaceful protestors in Belarus and the mass electoral fraud…
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CEEC Condemns Kremlin’s Violent Crackdown on Peaceful Protestors in Russia
TORONTO – The Central and Eastern European Council in Canada, representing the interests of 4.5 million Canadians of Central and Eastern European heritage, strongly condemns the violent widespread crackdown on peaceful protests in Russia, during which thousands of protestors have been detained. The CEEC welcomes the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marc Garneau’s condemnation of Alexey…
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CEEC Thanks The Canadian Government for Supporting Belarusian Civil Society
September 24, 2020 TORONTO – The Central and Eastern European Council in Canada, representing the interests of 4.5 million Canadians of Central and Eastern European heritage, would like to thank the Government of Canada and Ministers Champagne and Gould for their commitment to support Belarusian civil society and independent media with $600,000 in funding. The…
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Central and Eastern European Communities in Canada Condemn Violent Crackdown in Belarus
TORONTO – The Central and Eastern European Council in Canada, representing the interests of 4.5 million Canadians of Central and Eastern European heritage, strongly condemns the violent crackdown on peaceful protestors in Belarus and the mass electoral fraud committed by the Lukashenka regime. The CEEC calls on the Lukashenka regime to step aside after 26…
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CEEC and CIJA Call on Canadian Government to Add Magnitsky Sanctions to Upcoming G7 Agenda
2018-03-22 Minister Freeland_Magnitsky Law OTTAWA, Ontario March 21, 2018 The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, PC, MP Minister of Foreign Affairs House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Dear Minister Freeland, We are writing in response to reports that various parliamentarians are encouraging the Government of Canada to add the “Magnitsky Law” to the agenda of the…
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CEEC THANKS CANADIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS FOR ADOPTING MAGNITSKY LEGISLATION UNANIMOUSLY
OCTOBER 17, 2017 OTTAWA- The Central and Eastern European Council (CEEC), representing the interests of over 4 million Canadians of Central and Eastern European heritage, applauds and congratulates the members of the House of Commons and Senate in passing Bill S226 unanimously. The Sergei Magnitsky Law will be an important human rights tool for the…