Ottawa, Ontario - Local Member of Parliament Tilly O’Neill-Gordon announced the launch of the Miramichi Proud to be Canadian Campaign.

The objective of the campaign is to have as many households as possible displaying the Canadian Flag on Canada Day. To facilitate this, all households in the riding will receive a kit in the mail containing a large paper flag, a reply card and a detailed explanation of the campaign.  Constituents are asked to place the flag on their door or in a window that is visible to pedestrians. Households that wish to be counted as participants must fill out the reply card indicating their participation and mail it back to MP O’Neill-Gordon’s office. No postage is required.

 “My hope is that this campaign will get people excited about Canada Day and give my constituents a means to voice their pride in this great country,” said MP O’Neill-Gordon. “I’m optimistic that by Canada Day, nearly every household in this riding will have a flag on display. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate Canada Day.”

The concept behind the campaign was developed during a discussion among Conservative MP’s on how to best celebrate Canada Day. Several Conservative MPs have since agreed to launch Proud to be Canadian campaigns in their ridings.

The ridings that participate in the campaign will also be entered in a contest for the title of “Most Patriotic Riding in Canada.” The riding with the highest percentage of residences displaying a flag on Canada Day will be declared the winner and will be announced to the House of Commons when Parliament resumes in the fall. The level of participation in each riding will be measured using the reply cards that are returned. Therefore, it is critical that the houses that do participate ensure they send back their reply card.

“It’s easy to forget sometimes that we truly do live in the greatest country in the world,” said MP O’Neill-Gordon. “I hope this campaign gets people thinking about how fortunate we are to be Canadians and why we need to be proud of Canada and what it represents.”

Every Household of the riding will receive shortly a flyer including a paper flag to cut and to put in a window.