‘You’re there out of respect for the country’: MPs talk about Canada Day celebrations

'Canada Day is a day to celebrate our success, but also to reflect on the work that needs to be done,' said NDP MP Gord Johns of the festivities that will overtake the country over the long weekend.

Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, who represents York South-Weston, Ont., celebrated Canada Day 2018 at one of 41 different citizenship ceremonies across the country.Photograph courtesy of Twitter

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BY NINA RUSSELL

July 1, 2019

In Pontiac, Que., Canada Day is really a three-day affair. For Liberal MP Will Amos, who has represented the large, mostly rural riding since 2015, the occasion brings three days of non-stop travel across his riding’s 85,000 square kilometres, broken up only by eatin...

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