I know the after-effects of what that did to our communities and the three or four generations that come after it. We’re still dealing with it,
As Inuit, we have endured a great deal in the name of Canadian sovereignty,
The Rangers you’ll meet don’t go to the armories and play soldier once a week. They live it constantly,
Canada is, and will forever be, an Arctic nation,
These are sage men and women born of, and shaped by, the north. They thrive up here,
I love it here, learning from others. And snowmobiling through forests is weird, but really fun,
It’s truly unique. It has a respect for Indigenous ways of knowing, being and seeing, rather than trying to convert people into a different model of service, like conventional soldiers,
When the green army comes up there, we’re going to be the ones that guide them. We know our land, we know areas with overflow, pressure ridges and thin ice. The local knowledge of a ranger is priceless,
We must invest in Canada's north to defend our sovereignty,
The strength of this trading relationship and our integrated energy sectors is foundational to the ongoing mutual success of our economies,
You’ve had over the past couple generations China, Russia and Iran with, I think, increasing success being able to jump in and out of the rules-based order as it suits them,
We have a steadfast defender in our sovereign,
There’s a difference between taking some hard negotiating positions versus just shooting insults back,
Security is a priority for this government... as is diversifying our trading and commercial relationships, of course, with both Europe and the United Kingdom."
What is clear is that our trade and our security relations are too reliant on the United States. We must diversify,
The leaders agreed that the UK-Canadian partnership is based on shared history and values, membership of the Commonwealth and a shared King and they both looked forward to strengthening ties,
It is in this spirit that we will maintain our support for Ukraine and continue to demand clear commitments from Russia,
I want to ensure that France and the whole of Europe works enthusiastically with Canada, the most European of non-European countries, determined like you to maintain the most positive possible relations with the United States,
Given that we’ve known each other for many years, I know that we are receiving a man who loves his country, who is committed to his country,
Let me state the obvious, which is that both of us are members of NATO,