Whenever I dig my passport out of its drawer, I become conscious of what the little booklet represents: privilege to travel the globe, and citizenship of a beautiful, safe and liberal country.
Today, let us Canadians honour our veterans, the brave men and women who, from Vimy Ridge to Juno Beach to Afghanistan, fought and continue to fight for our freedom.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
(Laurence Binyon)
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