Canadians highlight national diversity, freedoms at Canada Day celebrations
and many of its on-island suburbs. But in the downtown core itself, hundreds of people packed a 12-block route to take in the city’s first Canada Day parade since 2019.
“My parents are from Iran, but I was born here. I love the fact that this place is culturally diversified and appreciates all cultures, and that’s what makes this nation beautiful,” she said. Ottawa marked the occasion by featuring francophone artists and holding public oaths of citizenship from newcomers hailing from France and Cameroon. The morning event where Trudeau spoke also featured an appearance from Ontario-born astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who is slated to travel to the moon as part of a NASA mission next year.
Members of the crowd — many clad in red and white and sporting temporary maple leaf tattoos — clapped and waved Canadian flags through the performances.“Freedom of speech, freedom of environment,” she said. “Compared to my home country, provides me a much better living environment and also freedom, not only physically but mentally.”
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