‘Just not the same’: Parliamentarians plan Canada Day festivities around the COVID-19 pandemic

'We do not celebrate the existence of this country in the same way other people do, because we think that the existence of this country came at a price to our ancestors and to us,' says Senator Murray Sinclair.

Last year's Canada Day celebrations on the Hill and Major's Hill Park welcomed packed crowds as a sea of red joined to ring in the country's 152nd birthday. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and physical distancing restrictions, this year's July 1 will look very different from eras past. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY PALAK MANGAT

June 29, 2020

With major Canada Day celebrations across the country either halted entirely or mimicking Parliament in their move to a more virtual venue, some Hillites and MPs are still eager to get into the celebratory spirit as much as they can, while still paying respect to the p...

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