Champion Message: Latin American Heritage Month 2020

October 9, 2020 - Defence Stories

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Vice-Admiral Haydn C. Edmundson
Commander Military Personnel Command and Defence Champion for visible minorities

October marks the beginning of Latin American Heritage Month, a perfect opportunity for Canadians to learn more about how Latin American communities across Canada contribute to our rich culture and heritage.

On June 21, 2018, Parliament passed a law designating October as Latin American Heritage Month, in recognition of the significant contribution that Latin American communities have made to the social, economic, political and cultural fabric of Canada.

This October, we celebrate Latin American Heritage Month for the second time within the Defence Team. Achieving equity in the workplace is at the core of everything we do as a Defence Team. It is what makes us so strong, effective and representative of Canadian society.

As the Defence National Champion for Visible Minorities, I encourage all of you to celebrate our Latin American Defence Team members, who play an instrumental role in the effectiveness of our organization. We must embrace our cultural differences as they are strengths and opportunities to do better as a whole.

I join you in commemorating Latin American Defence team members who have served valiantly in the past and the thousand plus members who serve their nation today as part of the Defence team. To all of our Defence team members and, especially, our Latin American colleagues, all the best and happy celebrations for Latin American Heritage Month..

Thank you for your service to Canada and the Defence team,

Vice-Admiral Haydn C. Edmundson
Commander Military Personnel Command and Defence Champion for visible minorities