Prime Minister Stephen Harper, joined by Saäd Rafi, Chief Executive Officer of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee, and Canadian athletes Élise Marcotte, Tera Van Beilen, Priscilla Gagné, and Marco Dispaltro, delivers remarks at a reception to highlight the 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Games.
Panama City, Panama - 11 April 2015
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today attended a reception to highlight the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games, taking place in Toronto, Ontario, and surrounding communities this summer.
Held following the conclusion of the seventh Summit of the Americas in Panama City, Panama, the reception brought together representatives from countries and territories participating in the Games, as well as Saäd Rafi, Chief Executive Officer of the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee, and outstanding Canadian athletes.
The Prime Minister took the opportunity to promote the Games as a shining example of positive hemispheric engagement and congratulate the remarkable Canadian athletes on their hard work and dedication.
“From Yukon to the Yucatan, from Newfoundland and Labrador to Tierra del Fuego, young athletes from across the Americas are training hard for the Pan Am and Parapan Am Games that are being hosted by Canada in Toronto, Ontario, this summer. I am confident that the Games will bring the peoples of the Americas closer together, forging lasting bonds of friendship. Canada looks forward to hosting athletes, coaches and volunteers from all across Latin America and the Caribbean and showing the very best that our country has to offer.”
– Prime Minister Stephen Harper
