Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Calgary to attend several events, including a trip to the Stampede grounds on Sunday morning.
First off, he stopped for a brief appearance at the Stampede breakfast hosted by Calgary Skyview MP George Chahal.
Along with flipping a few pancakes for guests, Trudeau shared his well wishes for The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth and the city of Calgary.
“I know Stampede is an extraordinary time for people coming across the country, gathering to celebrate, gathering to enjoy pancakes and celebrate everything about Calgary and the west,” he told the gathering. “I am just incredibly excited to be here.”
He noted the last couple of years, which have resulted in a different look for the Calgary Stampede because of pandemic health restrictions.
“We really saw the strength of community, Canadians leaning on each other, being there for each other and that’s what it’s all about. We are facing more challenges with the war in Ukraine, with the global inflation crisis but at the same time, we are seeing it time and time again, Canadians stepping up to be there for each other.”
Trudeau will then be visiting the Calgary Stampede at 10:30 a.m. and later appear at a fundraising event in Calgary at 1 p.m., where he is expected to make a speech.
CONSERVATIVE PARTY HOLDS ANNUAL EVENT
While many of the Conservative Party leader hopefuls, along with interim leader Candice Bergen, attended a breakfast on Saturday morning, the party held its own annual event at Heritage Park later in the day.
Four of the people running for leadership were allowed to make remarks at the event, which was well attended by many of the party’s faithful.
The Conservative Party says it has approximately 675,000 members – the most its ever had – and has raised $11.5 million during the latest leadership campaign.
Bergen says Conservatives need to return to power in Canada and take pride in what they have done in the past.
“We are the party that built Canada and continues to build Canada,” she told supporters. “From Confederation to the railway to the Bill of Rights to a national pension plan to universal child care benefits, these are all Conservative ideas that became policy for the country of Canada.
he Queen will embark on a series of major events and public duties in a busy schedule ahead of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations this summer, the Evening Standard understands.
The 95-year-old monarch, who privately celebrated 70 years on the throne on Sunday, has told staff she is determined to carry on working hard right up to the official festivities in June, according to palace sources.
Other engagements that the Queen plans to attend in person include the Diplomatic Reception at Windsor Castle on March 2 and the Commonwealth Service at Westminster Abbey on March 14. She will also be resuming her normal duties of audiences and privy council meetings in a mix of both virtual and in-person events. Sources said she had told staff she wanted to get out amongst her people.
The Queen and Prince Philip – In pictures
The Queen’s last major public outing was in Cardiff on October 14 — more than 100 days ago. One aide told the Standard: “Her Majesty once said she has to be seen to be believed. She will certainly be seen.”
The renewed commitment comes the day after an Accession Day message that she signed off “Your servant, Elizabeth R”, making it clear she would continue to serve as monarch. In a symbolic image also released yesterday the Queen was photographed working on official papers in her red boxes at Sandringham.
In a message released to mark her accession, she said: “It is a day that, even after 70 years, I still remember as much for the death of my father, King George VI, as for the start of my reign. As we mark this anniversary, it gives me pleasure to renew to you the pledge I gave in 1947, that my life will always be devoted to your service.”
The abbey played an important role in the life of Philip, who was married to Princess Elizabeth there on November 20, 1947.
The royal couple celebrated their silver, golden and diamond wedding anniversaries with services in the abbey. In 1956, Philip set up the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, the 60th anniversary of which was celebrated at a special service in November 2016. He was also president and chairman of the Westminster Abbey Trust, set up in 1973 to raise funds for the restoration of the exterior.
The Diplomatic Reception, which takes place annually, sees the Queen and other members of the royal family welcome more than 500 members of the Diplomatic Corps and has traditionally been held in the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace.
The Commonwealth Service was cancelled in 2021, for the first time in half a century, due to pandemic restrictions and replaced by a televised special, A Celebration for Commonwealth Day.
The Queen made a speech at the beginning of the broadcast which celebrated all those who had worked on the front line of healthcare and public services during the Covid-19 crisis.
During the 2020 service, the Queen was joined by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the abbey.
