Canadian MPs form record big Ukraine friendship group

This was announced by Liberal Party MP Yvan Baker, who was elected as Chair of the Group at the constituent meeting.

“I am deeply honoured to have been elected by MPs and Senators of all parties as Chair of the Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group (CUPFG) alongside a strong executive made up of MPs from all parties. CUPFG is one of Canada’s largest and most active parliamentary friendship groups with over 100 members representing all political parties,” Yvan Baker posted on Facebook.

According to him, the purpose of the CUPFG is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas between Canadian Parliamentarians and their counterparts in Ukraine and to promote and enhance the political, economic and cultural relations between Canada and Ukraine.

“Canada has stood at the forefront of international support for Ukraine’s democratic, economic and defence reforms, as well as its sovereignty and territorial integrity. I look forward to working with my colleagues on the CUPFG from all parties, in both the House and the Senate, to continue to support Ukraine’s prosperity, sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the lawmaker stressed.

The Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group is traditionally formed by each convocation of the Parliament of Canada. In the previous composition, 2015-2019, 84 legislators expressed their desire to join it.

A total of 443 MPs are sitting in the two chambers of the Canadian Parliament, which means that almost a quarter of legislators became members of the friendship group with Ukraine this year.

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