{"id":30376,"date":"2020-04-09T10:06:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T14:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=30376"},"modified":"2020-04-09T10:06:22","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T14:06:22","slug":"statement-by-the-prime-minister-on-vimy-ridge-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/09\/statement-by-the-prime-minister-on-vimy-ridge-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement by the Prime Minister on Vimy Ridge Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Prime Minister, <span class=\"xn-person\">Justin Trudeau<\/span>, today issued the following statement on <span class=\"xn-person\">Vimy Ridge Day<\/span>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Today, we remember the thousands of Canadians who fought and gave their lives in the Battle of <span class=\"xn-location\">Vimy Ridge<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The capture of <span class=\"xn-location\">Vimy Ridge<\/span> was more than just a military victory \u2013 it was a turning point for our country. During the battle, soldiers from all four divisions of the Canadian Corps fought together for the first time. They came from coast to coast to coast \u2013 Francophones, Anglophones, new Canadians, and Indigenous peoples.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On <span class=\"xn-person\">Easter Monday<\/span> in 1917 \u2013 after carefully planning and preparing their attack \u2013 these Canadian soldiers battled uphill through sleet, mud, and machine gun fire to achieve one of the First World War&#8217;s most decisive victories. The innovative fighting techniques used by our soldiers at <span class=\"xn-location\">Vimy Ridge<\/span> would also contribute to the final Allied victory a year and a half later.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Battle of <span class=\"xn-location\">Vimy Ridge<\/span> was a defining moment for <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span>, but it came at a great cost. Nearly 3,600 Canadians lost their lives, and over 7,000 more were wounded. It remains one of the bloodiest battles in our country&#8217;s military history.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On this day, we honour the courage and sacrifice of those who fought at <span class=\"xn-location\">Vimy Ridge<\/span>. Canadians remember who they were, what they stood for, and the history they defined. We also pay tribute to all our brave Canadians in uniform, past and present,\u00a0for their unwavering dedication and service. Every day, they protect the fundamental values that define this country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lest we forget.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE Prime Minister&#8217;s Office<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Vimy Ridge Day: &#8220;Today, we remember the thousands of Canadians who fought and gave their lives in the Battle of Vimy Ridge. &#8220;The capture of Vimy Ridge was more than just a military victory \u2013 it was a turning point for our country. During &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-federal"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-30 06:47:06","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\/30376","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\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30376"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30376\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30377,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30376\/revisions\/30377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}