The Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, released the following statement on Canada Day:<\/p>\n
\u201cThis Canada Day is special. After years of seeing our history denigrated and our nationhood demeaned, Canadians have rallied to remind the world that we are a proud and sovereign people. We are citizens and stewards of a vast and storied country that will be ruled by no one but ourselves.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cAs we face new threats to our freedom and prosperity, we take renewed pride in our unique heritage.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cOur constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy can trace their origins back over eight centuries to the Magna Carta, and brought the traditions of British liberty to these shores.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe are a proud member of both the English and French-speaking worlds, and home to countless Indigenous communities whose histories date back millenia.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cOur Canadian Armed Forces have shown courage and professionalism in conflicts across the globe, while heroes like Sir John A. MacDonald, Laura Secord and Terry Fox have inspired generations of our people.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWhile our past is proud, the future feels uncertain. Unjustified and illegal tariffs and the high cost of living make life harder for many families, while our country seems more divided than ever by age, region and class.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cBut history shows us that we have overcome such challenges before. So this Canada Day, let the lessons of our past inspire hope for our tomorrow. Together, let\u2019s build a Canada that is safe, self-reliant and united.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cHappy Canada Day!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, released the following statement on Canada Day: \u201cThis Canada Day is special. After years of seeing our history denigrated and our nationhood demeaned, Canadians have rallied to remind the world that we are a proud and sovereign people. We are citizens and stewards of …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-federal"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-23 09:21:53","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\/74979","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\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74979"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74980,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74979\/revisions\/74980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}