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Asbarez
\nApr 29th, 2010<\/p>\n
TORONTO, ON – In commemoration of the 95th Anniversary of the Armenian
\nGenocide, over one thousand members of the Canadian-Armenian community
\nof Toronto, joined by a number of prominent political and community
\nguests gathered at the Armenian Youth Centre on Sunday, April 25th.<\/p>\n
Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism The Hon.<\/p>\n
Jason Kenney conveyed the message of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.<\/p>\n
Michael Ignatieff, Leader of the Official Opposition delivered his
\nmessage to the community. Jack Layton, Leader of the New Democratic
\nParty of Canada was unable to attend but sent a message.<\/p>\n
Keynote speaker Robert Fisk addresses the audience.The evening’s
\nkeynote speaker was Middle Eastern Correspondent for The Independent,
\nRobert Fisk, who discussed Turkey’s denial campaign and stressed
\nthe importance of worldwide recognition of the Armenian Holocaust,
\nas it is referred to in The Independent.<\/p>\n
Fisk holds more British and International journalism awards than any Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Chairman Ken Hachikian “For let there be no mistake, denial of the Armenian Genocide is Jivan Gasparyan Jr., famed Duduk player and grandson of the legendary Additional dignitaries in attendance included David Caplan, Member of Toronto Councilor Shelley Carroll, Ward 33 delivered Toronto Mayor Guest speaker, ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian addresses the audience.<\/p>\n Also, in attendance were members of various levels of government Additionally, Toronto Mayoral candidates George Smitherman, Rocco The event was organized by the United Committee of Toronto for the The Armenian National Committee of Toronto is a chapter of the ———–<\/p>\n In 1991, Fisk won a Jacob’s Award for his RT\u00c9 Radio coverage of the first Gulf War.[24]<\/sup> He received Amnesty International UK Press Awards in 1998 for his reports from Algeria and again in 2000 for his articles on the NATO air campaign against Yugoslavia in 1999. In 1999 Fisk won the Orwell Prize for journalism.[25]<\/sup> He received the British Press Awards’ International Journalist of the Year seven times, and twice won its “Reporter of the Year” award.[26]<\/sup> In 2001, he was awarded the David Watt Prize<\/span> for “outstanding contributions towards the clarification of political issues and the promotion of their greater understanding”<\/em> for his investigation into the Armenian Genocide by the Turks in 1915.[27]<\/sup> In 2002 he was the fourth recipient of the Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism. More recently, Fisk was awarded the 2006 Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize along with $350,000.[28]<\/sup><\/p>\n He was made an honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of St Andrews on June 24, 2004. The Political and Social Sciences department of Ghent University (Belgium) awarded Fisk an honorary doctorate on March 24, 2006. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the American University of Beirut in June 2006. Trinity College Dublin awarded him a second, honorary, Doctorate in July 2008.[29]<\/sup><\/p>\n Fisk gave the 2005 Edward Said Memorial lecture at Adelaide University.[30]<\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Asbarez Apr 29th, 2010 TORONTO, ON – In commemoration of the 95th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, over one thousand members of the Canadian-Armenian community of Toronto, joined by a number of prominent political and community guests gathered at the Armenian Youth Centre on Sunday, April 25th. Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism The Hon. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":783573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-armenian-question"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18788\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/783573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nother foreign correspondent. In 2001, he was awarded the David Watt
\nPrize for “outstanding contributions towards the clarification of
\npolitical issues and the promotion of their greater understanding”
\nfor his investigation into the Armenian Genocide. To watch Robert
\nFisk’s televised interview on CTV on April 24th please visit
\n.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nwas also a guest speaker at the event and discussed the current
\nstate of House Resolution 252, the status of the Protocols as well
\nas President Obama’s statement regarding the Armenian Genocide and
\nTurkey’s continuous denial of this crime against humanity.<\/p>\n
\nthe denial of security to the Armenian nation. Armenia cannot,
\ntoday, be safe while the Turkish Republic remains on her border as
\nan unrepentant, antagonistic, and over-armed denier state.” stated
\nHachikian.<\/p>\n
\nmusician Jivan Gasparyan, performed a set of songs dedicated to the
\none and a half million Armenians who were annihilated in 1915.<\/p>\n
\nProvincial Parliament for Don Valley East delivered a message from
\nOntario Premier Dalton McGuinty. Frank Klees, Member of Provincial
\nParliament for Newmarket-Aurora brought greetings from Progressive
\nConservative Party of Ontario leader Tim Hudak. Michael Prue, Member
\nof Provincial Parliament for Beaches East York delivered the message
\nof the Ontario New Democratic Party and its leader Andrea Horwath.<\/p>\n
\nDavid Miller’s message. Jack Heath, Deputy Mayor of Markham brought a
\nmessage from Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti. Toronto District School
\nBoard Chairman Bruce Davis delivered a message on the importance of
\ngenocide education.<\/p>\n
\nincluding: Senator Consiglio Di Nino (Ontario); Jim Karygiannis, MP
\n(Scarborough Agincourt); John McKay, MP (Scarborough-Guildwood); John
\nCannis, MP (Scarborough Centre); Derek Lee, MP (Scarborough Rouge
\nRiver); Rob Oliphant, MP (Don Valley West); Borys Wrzesnewskyj, MP
\n(Etobicoke Centre); Paul Calandra, MP (Oak Ridges-Markham); Lois Brown,
\nMP (Newmarket-Aurora); Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Eric
\nHoskins, MPP; Chair of Cabinet and Minister Responsible for Seniors
\nGerry Phillips, MPP; Helena Jaczek, MPP (Oak Ridges-Markham); Toronto
\nCity Councillors Adam Giambrone (Ward 18), Chin Lee (Ward 41), Mike Del
\nGrande (Ward 39) and Norm Kelly (Ward 40); York Regional Councillor
\nGordon Landon (Town of Markham); Markham Councillor Logan Kanapathi
\n(Ward 7); Toronto District School Board Trustees Soo Wong (Ward 20)
\nand Michael Couteau (Ward 17).<\/p>\n
\nRossi and Sarah Thomson attended.<\/p>\n
\n95th Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, consisting of A.R.F
\nSoghoman Tehlirian Gomideh, S.D. Hnchagian Party Paramaz Chapter and
\nA.D.L. (Ramgavar) Yesayi Yaghoubian Chapter.<\/p>\n
\nArmenian National Committee of Canada, a grassroots organization that
\nwas founded in 1965 to address the concerns of the Canadian Armenian
\ncommunity on a broad range of issues.<\/p>\nAwards<\/h2>\n