 Bonjour à tous. Hello everyone. I want to begin by addressing the news that hundreds of unmarked graves have been found near the former residential school in Kauases first nation. This was an incredibly harmful government policy that was Canada's reality for many, many decades. And Canadians today are horrified and ashamed of how our country behaved about a policy that ripped kids from their homes, from their communities, from their culture and their language and forced assimilation upon them. This is a piece of our past, of decades past, that resonates and echoes and is and continues to be a lived reality of consequences for many, many Canadians today. So specifically to the members of the Kauases community and Treaty 4 communities, we are sorry. It was something that we cannot undo in the past, but we can pledge ourselves every day to fix in the present and into the future. And that means recognizing the harms, the impacts, the intergenerational trauma, the cycles of challenges that far too many Indigenous peoples face in this country because of actions that the federal government and other partners deliberately and willingly undertook. I spoke with Chief Cadmiss DeLorm yesterday, Chief of Kauases First Nations, and offered all of the federal government's continued support and partnership, not just on supporting the communities that are grieving or the discovery of these graves, but also on the work that we must do to help them heal, to create opportunities to move forward, including on the issue of child and family services. And we know that even long after residential schools closed in this country, child and family service in the stated purpose of protecting children's well-being continued to take them away from their communities, continued to remove them from their language and culture and place them in foster homes in non-Indigenous communities all across the country. That's why one of the calls of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was to restore the care of kids at risk to the communities themselves. And in my conversation with Chief Cadmiss, Chief DeLorm, we talked directly about how we could even further accelerate the great work that Kauases has already been doing on moving forward on child and family services as an example of the kind of work that is being done right across the country and in recognition of the terrible time that the community is going through right now. This has come on the heels of the terrible news out of Kamloops, and it has caused a lot of Canadians to reflect on our past and how it has impacts on our present to have difficult conversations with their loved ones, with their kids about Canada's history and Canada's present. Truth and reconciliation requires that we start with truth and we start by recognizing the terrible, terrible mistake that we willingly undertook in the past, taking kids from their homes and communities and leaving them open to incredible challenges and hardship as we try to remove their languages and cultures from them. With Canada Day coming up next week, a lot of people I think will be reflecting on many different things, reflecting on the really tough year we just had with COVID-19, how much we lost, how much we learned, how much we've been there for each other through difficult times, but at the same time, many, many Canadians will be reflecting on reconciliation, on our relationship with Indigenous peoples and how it has evolved and how it needs to continue to evolve rapidly. We have so many things we need to work on together and I think this Canada Day, it will be a time of reflection on what we've achieved as a country, but on what more we have to do. So as we gather with family and friends, carefully, still, and reflect on our past, we need to understand and remind ourselves that Canada didn't happen by accident and it won't continue without effort. And this coming Canada Day, I think we all need to pledge ourselves to doing what we can to continue that effort to make Canada better, all the while respecting and listening to those for whom it's not yet a day of celebration. I think all of us need to aspire and work hard to get to the point where everyone across this country will be able to celebrate fully all that this great country is and all it will be able to continue to be into the coming years and know that if we're going to be that, we all have more work to do because that's the story of Canada, always stepping up with more work to do. Yesterday, I also talked with National Chief Belgard because tragically, Kauassas is not the only place in this country where children died in the residential school system. It's not the only place where children faced abuse, loneliness, illness, and neglect. So to all families and survivors across the country, I know that no words can right these terrible wrongs. It is with our actions that we need to continue to recognize the truth and to do everything we can to support you. Following the discovery at the former Chem Loops residential school earlier this month, we've made $27 million available immediately to Indigenous communities to find and honour children who died at these institutions. For communities in Saskatchewan in particular, like Kauassas, we've reached an agreement with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations to provide almost $4.9 million to search for burial sites. And for people across the country, we're providing whatever mental health supports survivors, families, and communities need for healing. The Pensiona system was designed to erase Indigenous languages and cultures. When I discuss with leaders and community members, we often talk about the importance of taking concrete measures to repair these wrongs. That's exactly the reason why we adopted the Law on Indigenous languages, which is an essential step on the path of reconciliation, and we continue to go forward. On Monday, I had a meeting with the commissioner and the directors of the very first office of the commissioner at the Indigenous language. Our work in partnership continues to allow for Indigenous cultures and languages to spread and develop. We have a lot to do to rectify the mistakes of the past and eliminate the differences that still exist today. As a government, we will always be there to accomplish the necessary work, but we all have to continue to make progress on the path of reconciliation. Next week is the Canada Day, and it gives us an opportunity to reflect, not only on the extremely difficult year we just went through, but also on the history of Canada and its impact on the present, particularly for Indigenous communities. There are people who won't want and won't be able to celebrate the Canada Day this year, and we must listen to them, respect them, and engage in doing even more, to reflect on the country we are and the country we want to be, and to know that each of us has its role to play to continue to become and to be the best country in the world. This morning, I also want to share an update about where we are in the fight against this pandemic. And to begin with, I have some good news about vaccine deliveries. We committed to reaching 9.1 million Pfizer doses delivered to Canada in July as part of our summer ramp-up. We've now received confirmation of our July vaccine delivery schedule from Pfizer, and it provides us the clear path to reach that goal. In other words, we're keeping our commitment. Of course, we've shared these delivery details with the provinces and territories so that they can get doses into arms as soon as they arrive. Canada is leading the world on vaccination. Over 76% of eligible Canadians have had at least a first dose, and over 26% have had a second. But let's keep that momentum up. Remember, you need a second dose to stay safe. It's not something you can do halfway. Just like by now, everybody knows the mask goes over your nose and mouth. We all have to get that second shot once we've gotten our first. As far as vaccines are concerned, we've received a total of more than 68 million doses by the end of July. That's a lot of vaccines. It's the next step to overcome this pandemic in Canada. Later today, Dr. Tam will present a new model with predictions of the number of cases for the next few weeks. Over the last 15 months, these models haven't always given place to good news. But because people are vaccinated, because people have stayed at home and followed the rules of public health, the current situation is rather encouraging. If we stay focused on this launch and get vaccinated, the number of cases will continue to decrease. That means we will be able to continue to move forward, carefully, with reopening. So, make sure you get vaccinated when your turn comes. It will protect you and protect your family, your community, and it will all allow us to get closer to the end of this crisis. Now, before I end for today, I want to take a moment to talk to all the kids out there who are starting their summer break. It's been a tough year. I know that. I spent a lot of time watching my grade one Hadrian trying to stay focused on a computer with his Lego beside him as he's getting through grade one. Nobody wants to have gone through an entire school year like this, but so many of you have. You've been incredibly strong. You've figured out how to help around the family, help around the house, help your mom and dad in difficult times. Stay focused on school, even though it was totally different. You've missed your friends, but you've found ways to play with them virtually. We've all made incredible sacrifices this year, but you have made an awful lot as kids. So I want to say thank you, that we're proud of you. Your parents are proud of you. Your teachers are proud of you and Canada is proud of everything you did to help us get through this year and hopefully end this pandemic very soon. You've earned a better summer. Yes, we'll still have to be careful and it won't entirely be normal as a summer, but it'll be pretty great. We're all looking forward to getting back outside and having fun with our friends and we're going to be able to do an awful lot of that this summer because you stayed focused on helping, on being there and on getting us all through it. And to parents and teachers, thank you. I know it's really been tough as well and I know if, again, you're like my household, you're busy thinking about how we're going to get our kids away from those screens that were so integral to their daily lives over the past many, many months and actually have them play together and play outside and drop some of those electronic habits. But we have gotten through this. We're not quite done, we still need to be careful and vigilant and will for quite a while. But things are so much better because Canadians pulled together. Thank you for everything you've done, for your kids, for your students, for our communities. Thank you for having their backs as we will continue to have yours. Our government invested millions of dollars to bring students, teachers and staff the help they needed. For example, for the Scholar Council of the Algoman District in Ontario, this funding allowed us to do a series of levels to improve ventilation and lighting. By the end of the day, students will be able to find more secure and better-adapted classes they need. The year has been hard, hard for everyone. But we will continue to invest so that children, parents, workers and everyone can come back in force. Thank you very much.