Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge shares a message
with Canadians as we gather for Canada Day
OTTAWA,
ON, July 1, 2024 /CNW/ - Happy Canada
Day!
No matter where we are in this country today, we all share in a
common, warm, and unifying feeling that we're Canadian. We
celebrate all the things that make it the best place to be.
While we spend this day listening to local live music, at
barbecues with family or at community gatherings with neighbours,
we see what makes our country so special in the little things. It's
in a friendly wave. It's in insisting on opening the door for each
other. It's in the respect we show to our elders for all they've
done to make Canada what it is
today.
Our diversity is our strength—from our diversity of ideas to our
diversity of experiences to our diversity of backgrounds. Our
natural beauty connecting us coast to coast to coast makes us
confident that those visiting Canada will walk away knowing more about who
we are than when they arrived.
Canada isn't one thing to
everyone, but it's a collection of things that make us all proud.
We know, among other things, we're compassionate, hopeful,
welcoming, free, fair, creative and still growing. There are so
many reasons to be proud to be Canadian.
July 1 is also an opportunity to
acknowledge our past and learn from it to better our future.
Canadians and all our governments must stay committed to the
ongoing work of advancing on the path of reconciliation, helping us
live up to the dream of a fully inclusive country for future
generations.
As Minister of Canadian Heritage, I encourage you to come
together with your friends, families and communities and explore
the many activities taking place in Canada's Capital Region and the hundreds of
events happening across the country.
Let's take this moment to cherish our togetherness, our vibrant
communities and what makes our unique identity. Only in
Canada is all this progress we've
made possible.
Canada is a story still
being told. Let's take the best country on earth and make it even
better.
SOURCE Canadian Heritage