Mountain View School Division (MVSD) Superintendent and CEO Stephen Jaddock attended the XXVII Triennial Congress of Ukrainian Canadians in Winnipeg Friday.
Jaddock says that he was there representing the MVSD with an interest in the future of Ukrainian education in Canada and Manitoba.
"And also support for the newly-arrived Ukrainians that are in our communities and see what can be done for supports to them," he adds.
Stephen Jaddock went on to say that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke during the opening ceremony to announce a new bond program.
"The Government of Canada will be opening up a bond program, an investment program, for all Canadians... [who] would like to support Ukraine. It's almost like the Canada Tradings Bonds, but they're opening up bonds to support the efforts in Ukraine," he adds.
Jaddock says that he decided to attend the event in Winnipeg for a variety of reasons, ranging from community support to education.
"Looking at what we can do for strengthening the Ukrainian education and bilingual programs that we have across the country, particularly in Manitoba, and we have a school in Dauphin, Smith Jackson School, which is a bilingual single-track... Ukrainian-English bilingual school, so that is very important to look at and discuss," he adds.
According to the Prime Minister's website, the Government of Canada will issue Ukraine Sovereignty Bonds, which will help the government continue operations, including providing essential services to Ukrainians, like pensions, and purchasing fuel before winter.
The equivalent proceeds from this five-year bond will be channelled directly to Ukraine through the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Administered Account.
