Your Canada Day greetings roundup

In case you missed them, here are Canada Day greetings from:

Governor General David Johnston.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

NDP Leader Jack Layton.

Liberal Leader Bob Rae. (Rae also posts a Pride Day greeting here.)

Green Party Leader Elizabeth May.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Here is William’s speech on the big day – complete with a shoutout to the Queen of Canada.

And here’s a look at the relationship between the monarchy and the First Nations. Treaties were signed with Queen Victoria on a nation-to-nation basis, and there is still great affection for her.

Dale Smith is a freelance journalist in the Parliamentary Press Gallery and author of The Unbroken Machine: Canada's Democracy in Action.

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