Statement By The Prime Minister Of Canada

May 11, 2010

Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement congratulating the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party Leader, David Cameron, on his victory in the general election and appointment as prime minister by Her Majesty the Queen:
 
“On behalf of the Government of Canada, I am pleased to offer my sincere and heartfelt congratulations to David Cameron on his general election victory in the United Kingdom and his appointment as prime minister by Her Majesty the Queen.
 
“Our two countries share a deep and enduring relationship, forged in good times and bad by hundreds of years of shared history, values and tradition.  We are united by the cause of freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law in both our respective countries and throughout the world.  I am certain that the bonds between our two countries will deepen over the coming years. 
 
“I would also like to congratulate all incoming Members of Parliament on their election victories.  I look forward to strengthening the historic and unbreakable ties between our two countries.”