“In a more dangerous and divided world, the members of our Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) continue to answer the call to defend our sovereignty, protect our communities, and keep Canada strong. Today, we honour the women and men who serve and sacrifice for our country with courage and distinction – including those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Canada’s new government has worked with unprecedented speed and scale torebuild, rearm, and reinvestin the CAF. We gave every CAF member a raise – the largest in a generation. Because they stand on guard to protect our sovereignty, our freedoms, and tho…

“Today, on the National Day Against Gun Violence, we mourn the lives that have been taken by gun violence, and we stand with all those whose lives have been changed irreversibly by its horrific tragedies. The Government of Canada has acted swiftly and decisively to combat gun crime. Within weeks of forming government, we introduced the strongest legislation in Canadian history to secure our border and crack down on gun trafficking. We have removed prohibited assault-style firearms from communities across Canada through theAssault Style Firearms Compensation Program, and we have strengthened t…

“Today marks the start of National Indigenous History Month – a time to deepen our understanding of the rich and diverse histories, cultures, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis across Canada. Indigenous Peoples have been stewards of lands and waters in Canada since time immemorial. Thousands of years before any European arrival, Indigenous Peoples mapped this continent, sustained its lands and waters, and built trading networks from coast to coast to coast. Today, they are shaping Canada’s future – revitalising languages, promoting cultures and traditions, and building resil…

Your Excellency the Right Honourable Louise Arbour, the Right Honourable Mary Simon and Whit Fraser, the Right Honourable Richard Wagner, Chief Justice of Canada, former governors general, former prime ministers, Indigenous leaders, and distinguished guests. As Elder Verna McGregor reminded us, this place holds history. As part of the traditional lands of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg peoples, through time immemorial. As the start of the Rideau Canal, which transformed commerce during the 19thcentury. As the place where Canadian soldiers embarked for the battlefields of the First World War, i…

Thank you all. Thank you very much. Minister Solomon, colleagues, it is a great pleasure to be here at Toronto General in the University Health Network (UHN). It is humbling and inspiring at the same time to be here and to be with such an esteemed group. Dr. Smith, I should acknowledge as well as Dean Connor, Chair of the Board, Dr. Smith, Kevin, and the entire University Health Network team. Thank you for your service and the care that you provide to so many Canadians every day. To put this in context, and for those of us who had the privilege of going around the exhibits, it’s not just th…

Thank you, Mayor Fournier. Good afternoon, everyone. It’s great to be in Longueuil, and to be joined by Premier Fréchette, Minister Robertson, Minister Lightbound, and Minister Charette. I would also like to thank the mayors from across Québec who joined us this morning. This is the kind of teamwork we need to build stronger communities and a stronger Québec. This city has grown significantly over time. What was once a smaller suburban community has become one of Québec’s major urban centres. As the city has grown, so too has the transit system – evolving from a small network of 100 buses in…

Thank you, Leslie and Evan, for that introduction. I would like to thank Cantor David Rosen for welcoming me to Holy Blossom Temple, and Rabbi Splansky for her video greeting, and her stewardship of this synagogue of belonging, learning, and spirituality. For three thousand years, Jewish tradition has taught us that a society should not be judged by its wealth or its power, but by how it treats its most vulnerable. The Hebrew prophets returned repeatedly to this lesson. Isaiah called on rulers to “Learn to do good. Devote yourselves to justice; aid the wronged. Uphold the rights of the orp…

Thank you to the Right Honourable David Johnston and Elder Reepa Evic-Carleton for joining us today. The Crown is the continuous thread through our constitutional life. It is, as His Majesty himself said, “a symbol of Canada today, in all her richness and dynamism”. The Governor General is the Crown’s representative in Canada, Commander-in-Chief of Canada, and steward of our traditions of peace, order, and good government. And, above all, the Governor General is the guardian of our constitutional order. Governors General have shaped the story of Canada. They defend the institutions that …

Thank you, Bob and Nader. And thank you to the Economic Club of New York for the invitation. Canada is a proudly bilingual country, so I will begin with a few words in French and then proceed in English. The world has changed. As a result, Canada is focusing on what we can control: consolidating our forces at home and diversifying our partnerships abroad. To that end, we are catalysing one trillion dollars in investments in Canada over the next five years – in energy, transportation, data and defence. Investments that will help build a stronger, more competitive, and resilient Canadian eco…