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The Prime Minister of Canada brought to all the guests
a warm welcome from the gouvernment
Prime minister of Ontario : Kathleen Wynne. "Dobre Dien" everyone. It's wonderful
to be here. Thank you so very much for inviting me. Thank you to
all other volunteers who have worked so hard
with Yury and with the team to make this
such a successful successful festival
and we're so proud to support North America's largest Ukrainian street
festival and I am so pleased to be here with you
I wanted to just say that earlier this month we marked Ukrainian heritage day
to acknowledge and to celebrate the vital contribution fthat you make to
the province of Ontario and you are a vital vital community you only have to
look out
here today. Celebrating the 200th anniversary
of the birth of Taras Schevchenko
The festival presented coming from Ukraine
an artwork realized by Erwan Bouvet from Paris. Artwork brought by
plane from Ukraine
and presented by Petro Maga. I would like to say
our planet became so small and global
that for the anniversary of the great poet Taras Schevchenko
this photos montage made by the french designer
Erwan Bouvet, I brought it here
to Canada throught polish airlines
and 2 times getting bothered by customs controls both in Ukraine
and Canada.
But I am nevertheless very pleased it arrived here to be ablle to be given to you
Thank you a lot and
for this coming anniversary of Taras Schevchenko. I was very pleased to be able
to offer you this design. Glory to Ukraine ! Remember your roots !
We love you all. Take care.