00:00The Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada.
00:07Mrs. Diana Fox Carney.
00:10Their Majesties, King Carl XVI Gustave and Queen Sylvia of Sweden.
00:18The Right Honourable Richard Wagner, Chief Justice of Canada and Deputy of the Governor-General.
00:25The Honourable Catherine Mandeville, Justice of the Superior Court of Quebec.
00:32And His Excellency, Mr. Witt-Fraser.
00:37Ladies and gentlemen, Canada and Sweden established diplomatic relations in 1943.
00:48And we have a lot in common.
00:52Our societies have built on their prosperity, on openness.
00:58And both our countries remain committed in democracy, human rights and free trade.
01:07Which is very important.
01:11We are now native allies.
01:14And we stand united in our support for Ukraine.
01:19There is no doubt that on the world stage, when it comes to fundamental values and interests, Canada and Sweden play on the same team.
01:37And maybe I forgot the most important part of all, score.
01:40Our two nations have built rich and varied ties over time.
01:57And not only through the exchange of outstanding hockey players.
02:04Together, we have joined forces to advance human rights, strengthen international cooperation and promote global security.
02:14Recent years have reminded us that nothing is guaranteed.
02:23Not peace, not democracy, not the global economic order, nor the alliances we have long relied upon.
02:35Sweden and Canada must remain steadfast defenders of these pillars.
02:41They are the foundation of stability and progress.
02:46Whew.
02:57.
02:59Alright, let's wait.
03:01We'll still have one more time.
03:03.
03:05!
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