Hello, everyone! I&#39m delighted to join you in celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival.This evening, we gather under the moonlight to give thanks for the harvest and the year&#39s successes. As we light lanterns and make mooncakes, we are reminded of Canada&#39s greatest strength – our diversity. I&#3

Thank you, Jack, for that kind introduction. It&#39s a tremendous pleasure to be here. It&#39s a tremendous pleasure to be welcomed by you. Since…the ten months or so since I&#39ve been prime minister, I&#39ve already had multiple occasions to sit down with many different leading business figures fr

Happy birthday, Canada. On this day 149 years ago, the people of this great land came together. There would no longer be an Upper Canada or a Lower Canada, a Canada West or a Canada East. Instead, there would be one nation, one country, one Canada.From the outset, Canada was formed not in spite of d

I&#39d like to begin by thanking our hosts, President Kuczynski and the people of Peru, for such a warm welcome. This summit was a chance for APEC members to tackle the challenges facing the (global opportunity and to seize) global community and to seize the opportunities that lie ahead.The central

Rosh Hashanah marks the start of a new year. It is a time of redemption and renewal, and hope for a new beginning. I am delighted to join Jewish communities across Canada and around the world in celebration of Rosh Hashanah.In the coming days, Jews will come together to pray and hear the blowing of

Today, we pause to remember and honour the Canadian men and women who have served our country and fought for freedom around the world.Time and memory may fade, but our respect and appreciation for Canada&#39s veterans will not. We all have a duty to hold the torch high, and to keep its flame alight.

Thanks to all of you for being here today, and thanks for inviting me to join you.It&#39s a real pleasure to be part of such a special day. Every time I have a chance to share with teachers, it&#39s a good day for me.Actually, I just visited a classroom last week during a trip to Liberia and while t

President Tusk, President Tajani, distinguished Parliamentarians, ladies and gentlemen,Good morning. It is a privilege to be here today. I&#39m told that this marks the first address to the EU Parliament by a sitting Canadian Prime Minister, so thank you for allowing me this honour.As you know, I wa

Thank you, Dan, for the kind introduction. And thank you all for being here. To the many policy makers and industry leaders here today, thank you.And, of course, to the organizers of CERAWeek – thank you so much for this award. It truly is an honour – for me personally, for Canada&#39s superb natura

Good evening, everyone. Thank you all for the warm welcome.It truly is an honour to be here. It&#39s a privilege just to be invited to the St. Matthew&#39s Day Banquet, and an even greater privilege to be one of your keynotes this evening.I&#39d like to start by thanking my friend Mayor Scholz for h

Hello, Canada!Tonight has been 150 years in the making, and represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ring in the New Year together, from coast to coast to coast.We&#39ve got a lot to celebrate this year – most of all, our 150th birthday.But before we leave 2016 behind, I want to thank you. Ove

Hello, my friends, and happy International Women&#39s Day.Sophie and I are proud feminists and are raising our daughter and our sons to believe that an equal world is a better and more powerful world.Today, we join people all over the globe to celebrate the remarkable achievements that women have ma

7,004 Canadians were wounded in the battle that began here 100 years ago today. 3,598 Canadians died. This, from a population in 1917 of just eight million. Think of it for a moment…the enormity of the price they paid.These were, for the most part, young men in their late teens and early twenties. N

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Kee Fateh. Sat Sri Akal.Hello, everyone, and happy Vaisakhi.Today marks the most important date in the Sikh faith, when Guru Gobind Singh Ji created the Khalsa panth 318 years ago. Friends and families in Canada and around the world will celebrate at parades and gu

Good morning, everyone. Thank you for coming out today.Yesterday, as you all know, was the launch of our 2017 budget, and I&#39d like to say a few words about that before I take your questions.We&#39ve delivered a budget that takes a realistic look at the challenges ahead. It reflects not only the f

Hello, everyone!This weekend, millions of Canadians and billions of people around the world will gather with friends and family to celebrate Easter, or Pascha, as it&#39s called in the Orthodox Church.Easter falls on the same day in the Eastern and Western churches this year, so I&#39m delighted to

Good morning, everyone. Thank you for coming out today.Yesterday, as you all know, was the launch of our 2017 budget, and I&#39d like to say a few words about that before I take your questions.We&#39ve delivered a budget that takes a realistic look at the challenges ahead. It reflects not only the f