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Premier Smith tasks MLA Armstrong Homeniuk with helping Ukrainian refugees BY JOHN MATHER When Premier Danielle Smith announced her new provincial cabinet Oct. 21, Fort Saskatchewan Vegreville MLA Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk was dropped as the Associate Minister for the Status of Women. But the next day, Armstrong Homeniuk was singled out by Smith for the new role the Premier has tasked her with as Smith made her major speech at the UCP Annual General Meeting. After introducing some of her new cabinet ministers and her two deputy premiers, Smith stated she could name all of her cabinet but she didn’t want to do that immediately. “But I do want to make special mention of Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk,” said Smith. “She is one of our special parliamentary secretaries and she’s tasked with a very specific mandate. “I’ve asked her to take charge of the Ukrainian Refugee Resettlement file.” Smith said she wanted to help those who were displaced by the war in Ukraine following the invasion by Russia. “We must help each of these new Albertans and their families find a place to stay and have a community and friends to call their own. “Jackie will help us by making several announcements on what we are doing to help these people in the coming days and weeks.” Armstrong Homeniuk posted her thanks for having served in the cabinet stating she is looking forward to her
(Advisory Council on Alberta Ukraine Relations) for the past 3 1/2 years. Everyone knows that I am a strong advocate for Ukraine and I am looking forward to working with individuals and stakeholders and producing great outcomes for all Ukrainian Refugees.” Armstrong Homeniuk comes from a strong Ukrainian background and had previously served as the chair of the Advisory Council on Alberta Ukraine Relations under Jason Kenney. In writing a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier this year emphasizing this province’s support for Ukraine and the people of Ukraine she wrote, “As chair for the Advisory Premier Danielle Smith MLA Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk Council on Albertanew role. projects come to fruition. Ukraine Relations and as a person of “I would like to express a heartfelt “As I move forward I will be taking Ukrainian descent, I hold the nation thank you to all of those with whom I on a new portfolio as the and people of Ukraine near to my have had the pleasure of working with Parliamentary Secretary for Ukrainian heart. I will continue to monitor the sitin the Ministry for the Status of Refugee Settlement. I am extremely uation in Ukraine and hope to have Women,” she said. “We have worked honoured to be in this new position. open doors of communication with the hard and have seen some amazing “I have been the Chair of ACAUR federal government as this situation unfolds.” Armstrong Homeniuk can trace her roots back to Ivan Pylypow who left the village of Nebyliv in the Kalush district of Ukraine in the late 1800s and My baba Annie Pylypow was born in Nebyliv made his way to eventually settle in the Star area, one of the two original setin 1906 and came to Canada in 1909. My baba tlers in Lamont County’s ‘Cradle of worked for Ivan and his wife Maria when she Ukrainian Settlement.’ “My baba Annie Pylypow was born first arrived in Canada. in Nebyliv in 1906 and came to Canada - MLA Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk in 1909. My baba worked for Ivan and his wife Maria when she first arrived in Canada,” said Armstrong Homeniuk.
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