Saturday, June 24, 2006
Jack Layton's statement on St-Jean Baptiste Day - Friday June 23, 2006
Happy Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day!
Today is a day to celebrate the French culture in North America.
Quebecers will be celebrating their national day, and there will be festivities all over Quebec. It’s a time to express pride. And it is with pride that I will also take part in the celebrations in my home town of Montreal.
I would like to encourage Canadians all over the country to join in the celebration. More than a million Francophones living outside Quebec will also be asserting their pride and their presence this Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day.
This presence, as well as the vitality that Quebecers and Francophones bring to Canada, is a source of pride for all Canadians. Let us all celebrate this vibrant and rich culture, whose legacy has made our country unique in the world.
Happy Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, everyone!
Jack Layton, Leader of the NDP
Today is a day to celebrate the French culture in North America.
Quebecers will be celebrating their national day, and there will be festivities all over Quebec. It’s a time to express pride. And it is with pride that I will also take part in the celebrations in my home town of Montreal.
I would like to encourage Canadians all over the country to join in the celebration. More than a million Francophones living outside Quebec will also be asserting their pride and their presence this Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day.
This presence, as well as the vitality that Quebecers and Francophones bring to Canada, is a source of pride for all Canadians. Let us all celebrate this vibrant and rich culture, whose legacy has made our country unique in the world.
Happy Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, everyone!
Jack Layton, Leader of the NDP
# posted by Francis Chartrand @ 6:26 PM 
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