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House Hansard - 49

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 30, 2022 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 49 - Mar/30/22
Ms. Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Hochelaga, Lib.)
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Mr. Speaker, on March 11, 2022, I had the honour of representing Canada in Santiago during the transfer of power to the new president, Gabriel Boric. At the age of 34, he became the youngest president of Chile, leading a young government comprised mostly of women. The new president concluded his speech on a balcony in La Moneda with the famous words of Salvador Allende: Here we are again, dear compatriots, opening up great avenues where free men and women will pass to build a better society. The Boric government represents a wind of change that promises a more progressive, feminist and inclusive future for the Chilean people. In this symbolic year of 80 years of diplomatic relations between our two countries and of the 25th anniversary of the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement, and as we approach the 50th anniversary of the coup, I wish this new government every success. I look forward to working on our Canada-Chile relations.
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