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For immediate release
October 3, 2018
STATEMENT ON THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION DAY OF KOREA
OTTAWA, ON – The Honourable Yonah Martin, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Co-Chair of Canada Korea Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group, released the following statement on the occasion of Gaecheonjeol, National Foundation Day of Korea.
“Today the national Korean Canadian community and people of Korean descent around the world celebrate the founding of the first ethnic Korean nation, Gojoseon, in 2333 B.C. On this day, Koreans also rejoice on the birth of Korean culture and pay respects to their ancestors who established Korea as a nation, and to all those whose service and sacrifice helped build the dynamic Korea of today.
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