贾斯廷·特鲁多总理12月31日发表如下声明庆祝新年：
“新年快乐，加拿大!
“在经历了COVID-19疫情大流行肆虐的第二年后，新年夜是我们回顾我们国家在过去12个月中所经历之成功和挑战、并以新的希望和决心展望未来之道路的时候。
“2021年，这场疫情大流行持续对我们的生活造成了重大的冲击。我们每个人都不得不做出牺牲，以守护彼此的安全。我们失去了许多亲人和社区中的人，还有很多人因为全国各地的极端天气状况而失去了他们的家园或生计。我们还直接面对加拿大历史错误的遗留问题，共同目睹了在前寄宿学校旧址附近发现的无标记坟墓和墓地。但是，同样在过去的12个月里，我们也看到加拿大民众凝聚一起同舟共济，适应新的现实，并尽自己的一份努力去帮助打造一个更美好的明天——用他们的善良、坚韧和辛勤工作。
“我们每个人都用肘碰肘的方式来代替握手，继续戴着口罩，我们一起卷起袖子打疫苗，以便我们最终能够恢复曾经喜爱做的事情。在新的变异毒株之威胁下，接种疫苗仍然是我们抗击COVID 19疫情的最佳防线。在2022年，我们需要携手共同努力，来结束这场疫情大流行。
“从2020年秋季到2021年秋季，全国有超过一百万加拿大人重返工作岗位，上个月的失业率是疫情大流行开始以来的最低值。在我们喜迎新的一年之际，我们政府仍然致力于以加拿大人为本，投资加拿大人的未来，包括为他们提供所需要的扶持以度过这场危机。在2022年，我们将继续采取有切实意义的措施，创造就业机会，让拥有住房的梦想再次为民所及，并让生活更易于负担，造福中产阶层以及那些努力工作试图加入中产的人们。我们将完成为民众家庭落实平均每天10元托儿服务的工作，我们将采取加拿大团队的方式，协力打造一个更有韧力的医疗护理体系、加强长期护理、并改善民众获得精神健康服务的机会。我们仍有许多工作要做，但我们将迎接时代赋予的重任，继续向前。
“在过去的一年中，创纪录的热浪、山林野火以及洪水影响了许多加拿大人，这严酷地提醒我们：气候变化是真实存在的，我们需要正面应对它。在未来的一年里，我们将比以往任何时候都更快地行动，抗击气候危机，创造就业并增长经济，并打造一个更清洁的未来。
“过去一年对加拿大的原住民来说是特别困难的一年——在我们直接面对我们过去的严酷事实及其持续的、悲惨的后果之时，深重的创伤被重新揭开。我们必须继续讲述这些真相，支持走向民族和解的愈合过程，并共同努力消除许多原住民所经历的不公正。2022年，在解决寄宿学校的影响以及失踪和被谋杀的原住民妇女、女童和2SLGBTQQIA+人士的国家悲剧方面，加拿大联邦政府将继续推动进步，同时继续响应“加拿大真相与和解委员会”的行动呼吁，并实施《联合国原住民权利宣言法》。我们将加快消除原住民差距的工作，至今依然有太多第一民族、因纽特人和梅蒂斯人在面临这样的差距，我们必须继续通过伙伴关系来做这件事，这样的伙伴关系让原住民能够感到安全和尊重，并让他们有一个公平和公正的机会去争取成功。
“我知道，在过去的一年里，我们从全国各地看到了令人难以置信的力量、决心和同情心，这些将一如既往在新的一年里不断激励和指引我们。今晚，在我们午夜倒计时的时候，让我们一同庆祝将我们凝聚在一起的一切，并再次承诺要相互关爱。借鉴过去两年的严峻教训，我们将完成抗击这场疫情大流行的斗争，并重建一个更强健、更公平、更平等的加拿大。苏菲和我谨代表我们的家庭，祝您新年夜美好、新年快乐吉祥。”
Statement by the Prime Minister to mark the New Year
December 31, 2021 Ottawa, Ontario Prime Minister’s Office
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement to mark the New Year:
“Happy New Year, Canada!
“After a second year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, tonight will be a time for us to pause and reflect on the successes and challenges we have experienced as a country over the past 12 months, and to look forward to the road ahead with renewed hope and determination.
“In 2021, the pandemic continued to have a significant impact on our lives. Everyone has had to make sacrifices to keep each other safe. We lost loved ones and members of our communities, while many lost their homes or livelihoods due to extreme weather conditions across the country. We were also confronted with the legacy of Canada’s historical wrongs as we witnessed the findings of unmarked graves and burial sites near former residential schools. But over the past 12 months, we have also seen Canadians come together, adapt to new realities, and do their part to help build a better tomorrow – with kindness, resilience, and hard work.
“As everyone traded handshakes for elbow bumps and continued wearing their masks, together we rolled up our sleeves to get vaccinated so that we could get back to the things we love. With the threat of new variants, vaccination remains our best line of defence against COVID‑19, and we will need to keep working together in 2022 to put this pandemic behind us.
“From the fall of 2020 to the fall of 2021, more than one million Canadians returned to work, and last month the unemployment rate was the lowest since the start of the pandemic. As we ring in the new year, the government remains committed to putting Canadians first and investing in their future, including by providing them with the support they need to get through this crisis. In 2022, we will keep taking meaningful steps to create jobs, put home ownership back in reach, and make life more affordable for the middle class and people working hard to join it. We will get the job done on delivering an average of $10-a-day child care for families, and we will take a Team Canada approach to build a more resilient health care system, strengthen long-term care, and improve access to mental health services. Much work remains to be done, but we will meet the moment and keep moving forward.
“The record heat waves, wildfires, and floods that have affected so many Canadians over the past year are a stark reminder that climate change is real and that we need to address it head-on. In the coming year, we will be moving faster than ever to fight the climate crisis, create jobs and economic growth, and build a cleaner future.
“This year has been particularly difficult for Indigenous Peoples in Canada – deep wounds were reopened as we were faced with the hard truths of our past and its ongoing, tragic legacy. We must continue to tell these truths, support the process of healing that leads to reconciliation, and work together to eliminate the injustices experienced by many Indigenous Peoples. In 2022, the Government of Canada will make further progress toward addressing the impacts of residential schools and the national tragedy of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, while continuing to respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. We will accelerate our work to close the gaps that far too many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis still face today, and we must continue to do this in partnership so that Indigenous Peoples can feel safe and respected, and have a fair and equitable chance at success.
“I know that the incredible strength, determination, and compassion we have seen in our communities over the past year will keep inspiring and guiding us in the new year. Tonight, as we count down to midnight, let us celebrate all that unites us and recommit to looking out for one another. Drawing on the hard lessons of the past two years, we will finish the fight against this pandemic and rebuild a Canada that is stronger, fairer, and more equitable. On behalf of our family, Sophie and I wish you a wonderful night and a very happy New Year.”
