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Portugal Day

In members’ statements, a Liberal member marked Portugal Day, celebrating Portuguese culture and communities. He spoke of his own experience immigrating from Portugal and building a life in Canada, and praised the contributions of Portuguese Canadians. He offered greetings to those celebrating.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Carlos Leitão

Liberal
“Today is Portugal Day. I moved here from Portugal, and Canada gave me a good life. Portuguese Canadians do a lot to help our communities. Happy Portugal Day to everyone celebrating.”
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Mr. Speaker, today we are celebrating Portugal Day, the day of Camões and Portuguese communities. For me, this day holds a very special significance. Like thousands of Portuguese before me, I left my country of birth in search of new opportunities. Canada welcomed me and allowed me to build a career, a family and a life, for which I am deeply grateful. Today, Canadians of Portuguese descent contribute to the prosperity of our communities. They are entrepreneurs, workers, teachers and artists. I wish everyone celebrating this day in Canada, in Portugal and around the world a very happy Portugal Day. Long live Canada. Viva Portugal.

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