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Holocaust Memorial Ceremony in Ottawa
Elected officials, diplomats and community figures gather in Ottawa to commemorate victims of the Holocaust. The ceremony takes place on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, this year marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Speakers at the event include Annette Wildgoose (president of the National Holocaust Monument Committee), Iddo Moed (Israel’s ambassador to Canada), Witold Dzielski (Poland’s ambassador to Canada), Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, Liberal MP Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. (January 27, 2025) (no interpretation)
Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz
A commemoration ceremony is held at the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Oswiecim, Poland, to mark 80 years since the camp’s liberation. The ceremony takes place on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is attending the event with Deborah Lyons, Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism, and Canadian Holocaust survivors. (January 27, 2025) (English interpretation only)
Daily Recap - January 27, 2025
Following a meeting of the cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations, Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly and Public Safety Minister David McGuinty comment on the federal response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s looming tariff threat. The ministers maintain that their focus continues to be on efforts to prevent the 25 per cent import tariffs from being imposed. They face questions on whether the federal government is open to a renegotiation of CUSMA, the Canada-United States-Mexico continental trade agreement. They also comment on Liberal MP Chandra Arya being barred from running in the party leadership race. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew addresses the media in Emerson to announce that provincial conservation officers stationed in Virden, Boissevain, Manitou, Winnipeg, Steinbach and Sprague will join the RCMP in patrolling the Canada-U.S. border. As part of its effort to bolster border security, the province will also deploy utility terrain vehicles and helicopters to aid the conservation service in its work. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets Polish President Andrzej Duda. A commemoration ceremony is held at the former Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Oswiecim, Poland, to mark 80 years since the camp’s liberation. The ceremony takes place on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is attending the event with Deborah Lyons, Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism, and Canadian Holocaust survivors. Elected officials, diplomats and community figures gather in Ottawa to commemorate victims of the Holocaust. The ceremony takes place on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, this year marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Speakers at the event include Annette Wildgoose (president of the National Holocaust Monument Committee), Iddo Moed (Israel’s ambassador to Canada), Witold Dzielski (Poland’s ambassador to Canada), Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, Liberal MP Rachel Bendayan, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, Green MP Mike Morrice and Jonathan Pedneault speak to reporters on Parliament Hill to announce Pedneault’s return as co-leader, pending a vote by party members. They are joined by members of the Green Party shadow cabinet. Pedneault stepped down from co-leadership of the party in July 2024 for health reasons.
CPAC Special
National Remembrance Day Ceremony 2024
Remembrance Day ceremony from the National War Memorial in Ottawa.
Public Record
Commander of the Canadian Army Delivers Remarks Honouring Veterans
The Canadian Club of Ottawa hosts a special Remembrance Day luncheon at the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa. The Commander of the Canadian Army, Lieutenant-General Michael Wright, delivers a keynote address on service and national security. (November 7, 2024)
MP Messages
Martin Shields – Remembrance Day 2024
Canada's Members of Parliament take a moment to remember our veterans for Remembrance Day.
Shelby Kramp-Neuman – Remembrance Day 2024
Stéphane Lauzon – Remembrance Day 2024
Robert Oliphant – Remembrance Day 2024
Filomena Tassi – Remembrance Day 2024
Tim Louis – Remembrance Day 2024
Viviane Lapointe – Remembrance Day 2024
Ruby Sahota – Remembrance Day 2024
Ron McKinnon – Remembrance Day 2024
Shafqat Ali – Remembrance Day 2024
Peter Schiefke – Remembrance Day 2024
Ken Hardie – Remembrance Day 2024
Marc Dalton – Remembrance Day 2024