The Manitoba Legislature buildings were draped in a very large Canadian flag, on loan from the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Kinew began his statements by saying “Canada is our home and native land, and I think today all of us are patriots and our team is here to reassure everyone in Manitoba and across the country that we will always be the true north strong and free.”
He continued by saying that Manitobans are a humble hardworking people with a blue-collar work ethic people who take pride in being Canadian.
He said Canadians are a people who don't go looking for trouble but people who are also strong and “when a challenge comes our way know that the way that we overcome difficult things is by working through them together.”