Marcus Kolga and Laas Leivat, Author at Estonian World

Marcus Kolga and Laas Leivat

Marcus Kolga is the current president of the Estonian Central Council in Canada. He is a documentary filmmaker, writer, foreign policy and disinformation analyst. His parents were refugees from Puise in Läänemaa and Emmaste in Hiiumaa. Laas Leivat is the vice-president of the Estonian Central Council in Canada and served as president from 1981-2003. He is a refugee from Käina in Hiiumaa.

Estonia: A nation dispersed by history – united by a global destiny

Marcus Kolga and Laas Leivat / June 28, 2018

Canadian-Estonians Marcus Kolga and Laas Leivat propose to engage hundreds of thousands of Estonians living abroad and establish their official representation in the Estonian government and parliament. Estonia’s domestic population is declining, but our global population remains stable. While we desperately seek ways to create more Estonians, there are 200,000 proud Estonians living outside the […]

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