Prime Minister Mark Carney made a campaign stop in Georgetown Monday, joined by Milton MP Adam van Koeverden and Milton East-Halton Hills South Liberal candidate Kristina Tesser Derksen.
Glen Williams Public School got an unexpected shout out from the Prime Minister today (April 3).
Addressing the media in regard to yesterday’s tariff announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada’s counter-tariffs will remain in place, saying it's necessary to protect the country's economy.
Toward the end of his 23-minute address, Carney spoke about meeting a teacher from the Glen during his campaign stop in Georgetown Monday.
“She told me about a routine assignment that she had given to her nine and 10-year-olds. The children were asked to describe their dreams for Canada.” Carney said. “Some kids wrote about a country free of poverty, others dreamed about clean air and water or a place where everyone enjoyed equal rights, dignity and respect. These are what we all want ourselves and for each other.”
What caught the Prime Minister by surprise were students who mentioned tariffs and Canada’s sovereignty, “words that I hadn’t met at that age,” he said.
The Prime Minister then read one student’s response: “I dream of a safe, a kind and a clean Canada. A Canada that is not the U.S.”
“Our children should be able to dream of a positive future,” Carney said, “not worry about an economic crisis.”
Carney spoke on some other topics before returning to the students to close his remarks.
“To those kids at Glen Williams Public School, don’t worry, with your spirit…we will build a better Canada for your future, because that’s who we are. We’re Canada.”
A request by HaltonHillsToday to interview the teacher was declined by the Halton District School Board.
Addressing the media in regard to yesterday’s tariff announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada’s counter-tariffs will remain in place, saying it's necessary to protect the country's economy.
Toward the end of his 23-minute address, Carney spoke about meeting a teacher from the Glen during his campaign stop in Georgetown Monday.
“She told me about a routine assignment that she had given to her nine and 10-year-olds. The children were asked to describe their dreams for Canada.” Carney said. “Some kids wrote about a country free of poverty, others dreamed about clean air and water or a place where everyone enjoyed equal rights, dignity and respect. These are what we all want ourselves and for each other.”
What caught the Prime Minister by surprise were students who mentioned tariffs and Canada’s sovereignty, “words that I hadn’t met at that age,” he said.
The Prime Minister then read one student’s response: “I dream of a safe, a kind and a clean Canada. A Canada that is not the U.S.”
“Our children should be able to dream of a positive future,” Carney said, “not worry about an economic crisis.”
Carney spoke on some other topics before returning to the students to close his remarks.
“To those kids at Glen Williams Public School, don’t worry, with your spirit…we will build a better Canada for your future, because that’s who we are. We’re Canada.”
A request by HaltonHillsToday to interview the teacher was declined by the Halton District School Board.
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