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War in Ukraine: in Canada, solidarity is organized within the diaspora
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Solidarity is organized in Canada to support Ukraine.
Here, an anti-war demonstration in Montreal, April 2, 2022. © Graham Hughes, AP
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Prior to the conflict, Canada had the largest Ukrainian diaspora in the world after Russia.
Some 22,000 Ukrainians have arrived since the start of the war.
Tatiana has transformed her house to accommodate refugee families.
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With our correspondent in Montreal,
Alexis Gacon
Tatiana, of Ukrainian origin through her father, was living alone with her husband in their house in west Montreal when the war broke out.
Now that has changed a lot: it houses three families who fled Ukraine.
To be able to accommodate them, Tatiana has launched major works.
She is dividing rooms in two because other families are to arrive.
“
Here, there is a family of three,
she describes.
There is Yaroslav, Maksym and Yudinia.
We split this room in two.
These are rooms that have been reserved for mothers with small children.
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Children, there are a few here, like Sofia, 9, who wants to return to Ukraine as soon as possible to find her father who is fighting there.
Maksym and his family want to settle here.
In two days, he found work in his field, installing windows.
"
After living for four days in a basement, without seeing light, without water, without taking a shower or going to the bathroom, we are really lucky to be here
," he says.
Feeding the whole household is a big challenge.
Tatiana's neighbors take turns every day to provide her with a large dish.
“
There are a lot of people who are generous
,” rejoices Tatiana.
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