NATO Canada celebrates the NATO 75th anniversary in Toronto

April 4th 2024 was the 75th anniversary of NATO, and I was in attendance photographing the NATO Canada NATO 75 reception held at the Royal Canadian Military Institute in Toronto (RCMI).

The following is a collection of my images, and the copy from the official NATO Canada post.

Happy 75 Years of NATO #WEARENATO Thank you to our speakers and attendees at yesterday’s NATO 75th anniversary reception at the incredible Royal Canadian Military Institute.

We were grateful to host Hon. David Collenette, former Defence Minister 1993-1996, for an opening address on the deep connections between Canada and the transatlantic alliance.

MP Julie Dzerowicz spoke on her involvement in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and the benchmark of “2% [of GDP] as not the ceiling but as the floor” of military spending.

Hon. Erin O’Toole brought forth Mark Twain’s quote that “history never repeats itself, but it does often rhymes.” He made note of Canada’s dignitary position as one of the initial founding members of NATO. He emphasized the Canadian push to build institutions that uphold rule of law as per NATO’s Article 2, often referred to as the Canadian Article.

Hon. Art Eggleton shared a profound appreciation for NATO as a former Defence Minister from 1997-2002. He shared his experience as the Canadian delegate present during the first and only ever enactment of Article 5 on September 12, 2001:

“The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all…”

We were honoured to be joined by such accomplished and notable figures in Canadian politics. Thank you to our host NAOC President and CEO Robert Baines and to NAOC Chair Emeritus Kathryn E Langley Hope.

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2X Nikon Z9
Nikon 14-24 2.8S
Nikon 24-70 2.8S
Nikon 70-200 2.8S