Canada is the greatest country in the world
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Summary
Happy Dominion Day! Canada is the greatest country in the world, and we are so proud to call it home. We are the inheritors of a tradition of ordered liberty and the rule of law, and it is all of our duty to do everything we can to protect, defend, and improve our free society for future generations.
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Canada is the greatest country in the world. We're a new country not bogged down by centuries of
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tribal feuds, ancient hatreds, and colonial conflicts. We've carved our own path, built
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a thriving economy and society out of the wilderness, and set up a system of laws and
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governance that has successfully kept a pluralistic society together without bloodshed, revolution,
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or civil war. Canada is stable and strong. Canadians respect order, tradition, responsibility,
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the rule of law, universal rights, and freedom for all. While Canada is a relatively new country,
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we Canadians are also the inheritors of a tradition of ordered liberty and the rule of law. We
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trace our political freedoms back more than 800 years to the signing of the Magna Carta,
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the first charter of rights that limited the power of the king, and set the wheels in motion
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in an historical journey to achieve the Canadian ideal, a just society where rights, freedoms,
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dignity, and justice are extended and protected for each and every one of us. This is our birthright
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as Canadians. Whether you're a ninth generation Canadian like me, a first generation Canadian like
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my husband, or a new Canadian who has just sworn the oath of Canadian citizenship. It is all of our duty
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to do everything we can to protect, defend, and improve our free society, and to preserve it for future
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Canadians. And while we're not perfect, we use our democratic rights like free speech, freedom of the
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press, and freedom of assembly to push for a better and more just society while upholding the rule of law and
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our great Canadian traditions. Never forget this is your birthright as a Canadian and it is your
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responsibility to ensure that this birthright continues for your children, grandchildren, and all
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future generations of Canadians. Freedom is not free and any democracy is volatile to the dual threats of
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mob rule and a tyrannical government. Be vigilant, be courageous, and be proud today and every day that you
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get to call Canada home. Happy Dominion Day from my family to yours.