In the Defy Gravity July 2022 News at U of T Alumni and Friends email that was received this morning, I watched an approximate hour long video link exchange where
President Zelenskyy spoke with Canadian university students at a U of T event with 11 other Canadian universities (
University of Alberta, University of Calgary, Dalhousie University, University of Nova Scotia, University of Montreal, University of Prince Edward Island, Queens University, University of Saskatchewan, University of Waterloo, Wilfred Laurier and Western University) that took place back on June 22. 2022.
It was hosted and organized by U of T's President Meric Gertier and the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy who were deeply honoured that Zelenskyy took the time to speak with the students at U of T and at universities across our country.
Universities across our country have responded to your call of action. Many of them, including the University of Toronto, are welcoming students and faculty from Ukraine - and because we are inclinded to build bridges rather than walls, we have also forged strong partnerships with leading universities in Ukraine.' - President Gertier
Peter Loewen, director of U of T's Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy also spoke before Chrystia Freeland, Canada's deputy prime minister and finance minister introduced President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"Today we are fighting for the future of our children and grandchildren
- for the possibility of building the new country.'
'We shall prevail against all the odds for the free and democratic future.
By standing up for our country and ensuring strong security aspects, we lay the foundation of the country that will become different after the full-fledged agression.'
