 Happy Canada Day! Jeremy, I want to start by thanking you for your introduction, but most of all, I want to thank you for inspiring us all in the coming year as the first Canadian ever who will travel to the moon. Thank you to the A&E Autochtones for their message and their blessing, thank you to the artists for their performance. I am very happy to be here in the family to celebrate with you all. Today marks the 156th anniversary of our great country. Some of you have ancestors that were here way before confederation, and some of you arrived more recently, like the new Canadian citizens we just welcomed. Anthony, Armel, Sylvie, Alric, Anaelle, Dianne, Nicolas, Jolan, Joshua, Ralph, Jessica, Rana, Hala, Ibrahim, Yusef, Jude, Ghazal. Canada is now officially your home. Welcome, my friends. Welcome to Canada, a country where differences and diversity are celebrated. A country where we are free to live, to be who we want and to love who we love. A country where everyone has a real and equal chance to succeed. A country where we recognize the mistakes of the past and where we work without reliance to build a better future, a better future for everyone. My friends, the world and our country are facing incredible challenges right now. War has returned to Europe. Climate change is making extreme weather like wildfires, floods and hurricanes even worse. Inflation, although it is getting better, is still putting real stress on families. But no matter the challenges we face, we will get through it the same way we always do by staying true to our values. It is by staying faithful to who we are and to our values that we are able to raise the challenges. Values like compassion, commitment and responsibility. Values like justice, openness and democracy. That's Canada's advantage in the world now more than ever. When we go through the challenges, Canadians are there to help. Our country has essential resources and magnificent landscapes. But what really makes our strength, it is you. It is the people. Thank you to farmers, fishermen and small-scale business owners who work hard to put quality food on our tables. Thank you to the workers who build our homes, roads and bridges. Thank you to the nurses, doctors and all those who are on the frontline in hospitals across the country. Thank you to all the workers who are powering our economy from delivering energy to Canadians to making clean tech and clean steel around the world. Thank you to the members of the Canadian Armed Forces who put their lives on the line to protect our citizens and our values at home and abroad. And in this smoky Ottawa air, thank you to the first responders and brave firefighters including friends from around the world who are right now keeping our communities safe in these difficult times. You know, last week I had the honour of meeting two Canadian heroes, Captain Kevin Corcoran and firefighter Connor Scott, who serve in the Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Services. When they got a call about a man who is home inside the danger zone, they didn't hesitate. They jumped in a pickup truck and drove through a wall of fire to save that man's life. When I met them, they were wearing their firefighter uniforms with the Canadian flag on it and I thought to myself, these guys with their courage and their humility embody the very best of what the Maple Leaf represents for us all. That's it, Canada. People from one ocean to another who are there for each other. Throughout history, people have looked to Canada as an amazing place, but increasingly now, people are coming to Canada to proudly call it their home and build their lives and our communities and our country all together. And that's why today we celebrate the fact that Canada now counts 40 million people. Although, given the citizenship ceremony we just had, we're now at least 40 million and 17. Congratulations, guys. I think of Kamali Powell of Rainbow Railroad, who was born and raised in Canada by Jamaican-born parents. Kamali now works to help two SLGBTQI plus refugees escape violence and persecution around the world and brings them to safety here in Canada. Every day, Canadians of diverse origins are enriching and shaping our communities from coast to coast to coast. Canada has the fastest growing population among industrialized economies and we're the second fastest growing economy in the G7. But together, let's continue our work to build a prosperous and resilient future. And let's continue making sure that all of our children know that here, everyone can follow their dreams even if those dreams are to follow in the footsteps of Jeremy Hansen and go to the moon. Because in Canada, with hope and hard work, everything is possible. Happy Canada Day, everyone!