The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement to mark the New Year:<\/p>\n
\u201cHappy New Year, Canada!<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis past year, we marked the 150th<\/sup> anniversary of Confederation, and loo<\/span>ked back on the remarkable achievements Canadians have made <\/span>throughout our history. We recommitted ourselves to our shared values, and we celebrated the diversity that makes us <\/span>strong. Millions of people \u2013 of every background, origin, culture, and faith \u2013 have come together to make Canada the diverse, open, and prosperous country it is today.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe 150th<\/sup> anniversary of Confederation was also a chance to reflect on the <\/span>moments Canada has not lived up to its ideals. Indigenous Peoples, and many Canadians, have faced prejudice and oppression in our history. In the New Year and the years to come, we must continue to work to right these wrongs, and make sure everyone has a real and fair shot at success.<\/p>\n \u201cIn 2017, we made real progress toward these goals. Our government took action to build a better future for families across Canada \u2013 from taking steps to strengthen the Canada Child Benefit and investing in early learning and child care, to creating new opportunities for young people, to advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples and protecting the rights of LGBTQ2 communities. We made gender equality a priority at home and abroad, and <\/span>took strong steps to fight climate change and protect our environment, for generations to come. We launched Canada\u2019s first ever National Housing Strategy and lowered the small business tax rate \u2013 and together, we continued to create jobs, grow our economy, and strengthen the middle class.<\/p>\n \u201cBut we still have a lot of hard work left to do. In 2018, let\u2019s continue to celebrate the values that unite us \u2013 openness, compassion, equality, and inclusion. Let\u2019s move forward together, put those values into practice, and work to build a better future for all of us.<\/p>\n \u201cOn behalf of the Government of Canada, Sophie and I wish you a wonderful night and all the best in 2018.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement to mark the New Year: \u201cHappy New Year, Canada! \u201cThis past year, we marked the 150th anniversary of Confederation, and looked back on the remarkable achievements Canadians have made throughout our history. We recommitted ourselves to our shared values, and we celebrated the diversity that …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-federal"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-17 11:10:19","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17830"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17831,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17830\/revisions\/17831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}