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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vowed to work with Donald Trump on Wednesday while also trying to alleviate the anxiety of Canadians alarmed by his election as U.S. president.
“I’m going to work with President-elect Trump’s administration as we move forward in a positive way for, not just Canadians and Americans, but the whole world,” Trudeau told a WE Day crowd at the Canadian Tire Centre.
Trudeau acknowledged that many young people had questions for their parents about the meaning of Trump’s victory.
He reassured them the election results will not change the fact that Canada and the U.S. have a relationship based on shared values, and that both countries want to build economies “where the middle class, and those working hard to join it, have a chance.”
The prime minister sought to position Trump’s upset victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton as an expression of a frustrated American middle class.
“The fact is we heard clearly, from Canadians and from Americans, that people want a fair shot at success,” Trudeau said. “People want to know that themselves, their families, their kids, their grandkids will be able to succeed. We need to work together to get that.”
Trudeau did not address the potential challenge that a Trump administration will pose to the Canadian economy, which depends upon exports to the U.S. The two countries — the world’s largest trading partners — exchanged more than $670 billion in goods and services in 2015.
Trump, however, has called the North American Free Trade Agreement the worst trade deal in history and has threatened repeatedly to dismantle it.
Those among the WE Day crowd voiced concern about the impact of a Trump victory.
Over 16,000 students and educators gathered for We Day at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa Wednesday Nov 9, 2016. Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau attending We Day in Ottawa Wednesday.
Emma Wiebe, 16, of Osgoode Township High School, called it a backwards step on issues like diversity and inclusion after years of progress. “Then you get someone who is racist, sexist? That’s not the direction we want to be going,” said Wiebe.
Alex McMillan, 13, who holds dual citizenship, said she’s disturbed by Trump’s win. “Now, I don’t want to go the United States,” said McMillan, a student at St. Andrew Catholic School.
WE co-founder Marc Kielburger told the 16,000 young people in attendance that Trump’s election means the role that Canadians play in the world has never been more important. “We stand together for fostering hope, promoting optimism, for building communities — and tearing down walls, rather than building them up,” said Kielburger.
Later, ailing singer Gord Downie made a silent appearance at WE Day to stand in support of reconciliation with Canada’s aboriginal community.
Burdened by cancer and history, Downie held hands on stage with his older brother, Mike, and with the sister of Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year-old boy who died from exposure in October 1966 as he tried to walk 400-kilometres from a residential school in Kenora to his home on a reserve in Northern Ontario.
“It’s a tragedy that never should have happened: There were a lot of Chanies that never made it home,” Mike Downie, a filmmaker, told the crowd.
Daisy Munroe (from left), Pearl Achneepineskum, Gord Downie and Mike Downie address the crowd at WE Day Ottawa at the Canadian Tire Centre, Wednesday, November 9, 2016.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission has reported that more than 3,000 children died, and tens of thousands were physically and sexually abused in the residential school system, first launched in 1883 by a federal government determined to “civilize” Canada’s native peoples through education. The system, which forced aboriginal children from their homes and placed them in substandard schools, endured for more than a century.
Mike Downie said Canada “needs a path towards reconciliation and we need it now. Today.”
He appealed for help in raising money for The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, which will support cross-cultural education efforts that promote healing, recovery and reconciliation.
“Don’t you think it’s time to build a country based on 12,000 years of indigenous culture and beauty?” he asked.
WE co-founder Craig Kielburger echoed Downie’s message. He encouraged young people to find a personal means of reconciliation by engaging with aboriginal culture through literature, food, music or political advocacy.
“A lot of people think that reconciliation is about saying, ‘I’m sorry.’ But really it’s what happens after those words,” he said
Over 16,000 students and educators gathered for We Day at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa Wednesday Nov 9, 2016. Performer Jacob Hoggard from the band Hedley attending We Day in Ottawa Wednesday.
Over 16,000 students and educators gathered for We Day at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa Wednesday Nov 9, 2016.
Over 16,000 students and educators gathered for We Day at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa Wednesday Nov 9, 2016.
Over 16,000 students and educators gathered for We Day at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa Wednesday Nov 9, 2016. Performer Serena Ryder attending We Day in Ottawa Wednesday.
Over 16,000 students and educators gathered for We Day at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa Wednesday Nov 9, 2016.
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“I’m going to work with President-elect Trump’s administration as we move forward in a positive way for, not just Canadians and Americans, but the whole world,” Trudeau told a WE Day crowd at the Canadian Tire Centre.
Trudeau acknowledged that many young people had questions for their parents about the meaning of Trump’s victory.
He reassured them the election results will not change the fact that Canada and the U.S. have a relationship based on shared values, and that both countries want to build economies “where the middle class, and those working hard to join it, have a chance.”
The prime minister sought to position Trump’s upset victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton as an expression of a frustrated American middle class.
“The fact is we heard clearly, from Canadians and from Americans, that people want a fair shot at success,” Trudeau said. “People want to know that themselves, their families, their kids, their grandkids will be able to succeed. We need to work together to get that.”
Trudeau did not address the potential challenge that a Trump administration will pose to the Canadian economy, which depends upon exports to the U.S. The two countries — the world’s largest trading partners — exchanged more than $670 billion in goods and services in 2015.
Trump, however, has called the North American Free Trade Agreement the worst trade deal in history and has threatened repeatedly to dismantle it.
Those among the WE Day crowd voiced concern about the impact of a Trump victory.
Over 16,000 students and educators gathered for We Day at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa Wednesday Nov 9, 2016. Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau attending We Day in Ottawa Wednesday.
Emma Wiebe, 16, of Osgoode Township High School, called it a backwards step on issues like diversity and inclusion after years of progress. “Then you get someone who is racist, sexist? That’s not the direction we want to be going,” said Wiebe.
Alex McMillan, 13, who holds dual citizenship, said she’s disturbed by Trump’s win. “Now, I don’t want to go the United States,” said McMillan, a student at St. Andrew Catholic School.
WE co-founder Marc Kielburger told the 16,000 young people in attendance that Trump’s election means the role that Canadians play in the world has never been more important. “We stand together for fostering hope, promoting optimism, for building communities — and tearing down walls, rather than building them up,” said Kielburger.
Later, ailing singer Gord Downie made a silent appearance at WE Day to stand in support of reconciliation with Canada’s aboriginal community.
Burdened by cancer and history, Downie held hands on stage with his older brother, Mike, and with the sister of Chanie Wenjack, a 12-year-old boy who died from exposure in October 1966 as he tried to walk 400-kilometres from a residential school in Kenora to his home on a reserve in Northern Ontario.
“It’s a tragedy that never should have happened: There were a lot of Chanies that never made it home,” Mike Downie, a filmmaker, told the crowd.
Daisy Munroe (from left), Pearl Achneepineskum, Gord Downie and Mike Downie address the crowd at WE Day Ottawa at the Canadian Tire Centre, Wednesday, November 9, 2016.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission has reported that more than 3,000 children died, and tens of thousands were physically and sexually abused in the residential school system, first launched in 1883 by a federal government determined to “civilize” Canada’s native peoples through education. The system, which forced aboriginal children from their homes and placed them in substandard schools, endured for more than a century.
Mike Downie said Canada “needs a path towards reconciliation and we need it now. Today.”
He appealed for help in raising money for The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, which will support cross-cultural education efforts that promote healing, recovery and reconciliation.
“Don’t you think it’s time to build a country based on 12,000 years of indigenous culture and beauty?” he asked.
WE co-founder Craig Kielburger echoed Downie’s message. He encouraged young people to find a personal means of reconciliation by engaging with aboriginal culture through literature, food, music or political advocacy.
“A lot of people think that reconciliation is about saying, ‘I’m sorry.’ But really it’s what happens after those words,” he said
Over 16,000 students and educators gathered for We Day at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa Wednesday Nov 9, 2016. Performer Jacob Hoggard from the band Hedley attending We Day in Ottawa Wednesday.
Over 16,000 students and educators gathered for We Day at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa Wednesday Nov 9, 2016.
Over 16,000 students and educators gathered for We Day at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa Wednesday Nov 9, 2016.
Over 16,000 students and educators gathered for We Day at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa Wednesday Nov 9, 2016. Performer Serena Ryder attending We Day in Ottawa Wednesday.
Over 16,000 students and educators gathered for We Day at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa Wednesday Nov 9, 2016.
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