December 29, 2020
OTTAWA—Greetings to all of you, people of Canada, from coast to coast to coast. In respect for the past, the present and the future, and in the spirit of reconciliation, I acknowledge our presence on the ancestral territories of the First Nations, the Métis and the Inuit peoples.
The holiday season is a time to get together. But this year, everything is different. No one could imagine what 2020 would bring. We cannot choose when hardship comes, but we can choose how we respond to it. Canadians have risen to this challenge in remarkable ways. Even when times are hard, one can always find something positive.