| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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Good morning, and thank you, Bill [Bill Easdale, Senior Vice President, Honda of Canada Mfg.], for that kind introduction. It's my pleasure to be here to announce an investment in well-paying middle-class jobs.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen and especially our 26 new Canadians, good afternoon. It's a real pleasure for me to be here with you today. Let me begin by acknowledging that we are on the traditional territory of the Algonquin people and as you know indigenous people have played a fundamental role in our country's history, in the present and in the future.
| Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
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Thank you for being here today as the CRTC unveils a very important decision for Canada's future in a digital world. This decision will have a generational impact.
Thank you very much for that very warm introduction; and thank you very much everyone for being here. I'm really pleased that everyone is here to engage in this conversation about trade.
To all the volunteers and staff at the National Managers Community who take extra time on top of your busy jobs to make these kinds of events, networks and learning opportunities possible for your colleagues and for all of us, a huge thank you is owed to all of that team.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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This year marks the tenth anniversary of the United Nations' adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. And what better way to mark this anniversary than by announcing that Canada will actively consider accession to the Optional Protocol?
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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I would like to thank the World Bank and the OECD for welcoming me here today.
It's a privilege for me to help make Canada's voice heard in this international challenge to fight inequality, whether it be economic, social or political.