In his farewell address, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday asked his party as well as people to stay committed to the nation. At a time when Canada is facing unprecedented economic and territorial aggression from US President Donald Trump, Trudeau said that democracy, freedom, and even Canadian nationhood were not given but required effort, courage, and sacrifice to be sustained. He said they stood at a nation-defining moment and the nation needed their commitment more than ever.
Trudeau’s Liberal Party on Sunday chose former Bank of Canada chief Mark Carney as the party leader and next Prime Minister of Canada. Here is the full text of Trudeau’s farewell speech: Hello, my friends. You know, as I look out across this room, I have just one question: How’s the Liberal Party doing tonight? Now, sit down.
Now, I can imagine that you’re all expecting me to stand up and talk about all that we’ve accomplished together. And don’t get me wrong, I am damn proud of what we’ve done over these past 10 years for the middle class and people working hard to join it, but tonight, tonight is about our future as a party, as a country. Now I know that we as Liberals, as a government, often get criticized by our friends for not taking a victory lap.
After we get something big done, we do something really big, and then we move on right away to the next challenge. Because as progressives, as Liberals, we know there is always more to do. So, it is important to take the t.
