CANBERRA, ACT, March 5 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release:
Prime Minister Carney, Madame Fox-Carney, it is my great honour and absolute pleasure to welcome you and all the members of your delegation to our Parliament, on behalf of the people of Australia.
And I know I speak for every member of this place, when I say we are very much looking forward to your address.
It may help you to know that back in 1839, Britain sentenced 58 French-Canadians involved in the rebellion in Quebec, to be transported to New South Wales, and put to work, widening Parramatta Road, which goes through my local electorate in Sydney and past Canada Bay, in the electorate of the Member for Reid.
In 1854, it was a Canadian, Henr...