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Good morning folks, and thank you, Sean, for that warm islander welcome. I can tell you that, without exaggeration, today would simply not have been possible without the strong and persistent advocacy of Sean Casey. And I really want us to give him a round of applause. Thank you, Sean.
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Thank you, Mayor Provenzano. It’s great to be back in beautiful Sault Ste. Marie. It’s really a pleasure to be back here. I had a really productive visit last year, and I learned a lot about the economic priorities of northern Ontario, but especially beautiful Sault Ste. Marie.
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Thank you very much for having us here and thank you to Maple Leaf Foods for hosting us today. I want to take the opportunity to thank Rodger Cuzner, who couldn’t be here today. He’s the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour.
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I'd like to begin by first acknowledging that we are on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and we thank them every day for allowing us to enjoy and settle in this land.
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I also want to recognize my colleague, Randy Boissonnault, who has been tireless in his advocacy, advice and relentless pursuit of LGBTQ2 rights. I want to thank the reverend for hosting us here today. And I want to also give a special shout out to Chris Morrissey for her tireless efforts on behalf of this community for so many years.
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Good morning, everyone. I want to begin by acknowledging that we are on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and the Haudenosaunee.
My nephew told me a few weeks ago, he called me very excitedly and said, “this city will never be the same. The Toronto Raptors have made it to the finals.” I said, “no, wait until we win the championship.” He said, “no, it’s good enough that we made the finals.” It’s really good to see that game three resulted in our success and I’m so excited to be back here.
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Thank you very much, David, and thank you all for being here. It’s a pleasure to join you once again. I always look forward to this particular event in Ottawa every year.
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Thank you, bonjour, bon matin. I was supposed to be here yesterday. I really wanted to make the announcement yesterday here in Sudbury, but the weather wouldn’t cooperate. I spent last night trying to convince Air Canada to make a special flight for me to arrive in Sudbury but here we are.
