Photo Release: Minister Kenney Attends Journey to Freedom Day Flag Raising Ceremonies in Toronto and Mississauga
Minister for Multiculturalism Jason Kenney was pleased to participate in official ‘Journey to Freedom Day’ Flag Raising Ceremonies in commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon.
On Saturday, April 25th, Minister Kenney joined hundreds of members of the Vietnamese-Canadian community from all across Greater Toronto Area for a flag raising ceremony at Nathan Phillip’s Square at Toronto City Hall. He was joined by Conservative Members of Parliament Mark Adler, Wladyslaw Lizon, Chungsen Leung, Peter Kent and Senator Thanh Hai Ngo, who had introduced Bill 2-S19 to establish April 30 as Journey to Freedom Day across Canada.
The following day a similar event was held at Mississauga City Hall’s Celebration Square where close to 500 were in attendance for the first official flag raising ceremony in Mississauga in almost a decade. Minster Kenney was joined by Senator Ngo and Mississauga Members of Parliament, Wladyslaw Lizon, Brad Butt, Bob Dechert and Stella Ambler.
Minister Kenney’s official statement celebrating the passage of the Journey to Freedom Act can be found here: http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=966489
For high resolution photos please email: Jason.kenney@parl.gc.ca
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Sincerely,
The Office of the Hon. Jason Kenney, PC, MP
Calgary Southeast
www.JasonKenney.ca
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