Congratulations to Mr. Guy Laliberté

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Ottawa, June 4, 2007
By the Honourable Beverley J. Oda
Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women
On behalf of Canada’s New Government I would like to congratulate Guy Laliberté, the founder of Cirque du Soleil, who won the prestigious Ernst & Young World
Entrepreneur of the Year award last weekend in Monte Carlo.
This well-deserved honour recognizes years of ongoing effort, sacrifice and commitment in the service of creativity without compromise. From the time Cirque du Soleil
was born in the early 1980s until today, Guy Laliberté has had a remarkable career that has turned this nomadic fire-eater into one of the world’s most influential
people, in the cultural sector as well as the business sector. In so doing, he has established a cultural business that is the pride of Quebec and all of Canada.
Guy Laliberté has an unquenchable thirst for creativity and an unshakable desire to push back the limits of the possible. Through these qualities, he has reinvented
the art of the circus with a unique artistic vision. But more than that, he has succeeded in the feat of creating a mythical and entrancing world that draws together all
the peoples of the earth.
Today, this man of feeling and passion has become for all of us a powerful source of inspiration. He is also eloquent proof that nothing is impossible for those who believe
in their dreams and who work with all their might to bring those dreams to life.
I am sure that all Canadians join me in offering our heartiest congratulations to Guy Laliberté, a cultural ambassador, committed citizen and outstanding artist.

Information:
Véronique Bruneau
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women
819 997-7788

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