Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise before the House today to celebrate Asian Heritage Month.
I am fortunate enough to represent one of the most diverse ridings in Canada. In my riding of Willowdale, generations of Asian-Canadians have profoundly contributed to our culture, our economy, and the richness of our day-to-day lives.
Asian-Canadians have not only made important contributions in Willowdale, of course, but throughout Canada. Asian Heritage Month provides Canadians from coast to coast to coast the opportunity to celebrate the transformative contributions Asian-Canadians have made to our great country over the course of many decades.
In that spirit, I would like to say in Mandarin:
[Member spoke in Mandarin and provided the following translation:]
Let us build our collective future together.
In Korean let me add:
[Member spoke in Korean and provided the following translation:]
Let us continue moving forward together.