It was an honour and a pleasure for the Canadian Hellenic Congress (CHC) to attend the beautiful reception in Ottawa celebrating Greek Independence Day on the Hill, co-hosted by MPs Emmanuella Lambropoulos and Annie Koutrakis, Co-Chairs of the Canada-Hellenic Republic Parliamentary Friendship Group, together with H.E. Ekaterini Dimakis, Ambassador of Greece to Canada. Και του χρόνου !
Ζήτω η Ελλάδα ! Ζήτω ο Καναδάς !

The Opening of the Reception with the National Anthems and the co-Hosts: H.E. Ekaterini Dimakis Ambassador of Greece to Canada and MPs Emmanuella Lambropoulos & Annie Koutrakis

From the left, Kyriakos Konstantinidis from Toronto, Nicolas Christoforidis (CHC), Pelagia Adamidis (CHC), MP Annie Koutrakis, Simon Leptokaridis (CHC), MP Emmanuella Lambropoulos, H.E. Ekaterini Dimakis Ambassador of Greece to Canada and Theodore Halatsis President CHC

From the left, Melanie Jolie Canada YPEX, Pelagia Adamidis (CHC) and Theodore Halatsis President CHC

From the left Tassos Papacostas member of "Τ.Ο Νεας Δημοκρατιας Μοντρεαλ" and the president of "T.O" Costas Karzis, representing New Democracy party of Greece in Canada, Nicolas Christoforidis (CHC), Pelagia Adamidis (CHC), Conservative MP Dave Epp, Theodore Halatsis President CHC and Simon Leptokaridis (CHC)

From the left Simon Leptokaridis, Pelagia Adamidis, Theodore Halatsis and Nicolas Christoforidis

From the left Nicolas Christoforidis,Simon Leptokaridis,Theodore Halatsis, Emmanuella Lambropoulos and Professor Kyriakos Mantzorinis former AHEPA president Canada

The whole group at the end of the celebration

And the youth with with National Folclore costumes

...and the "απαραίτητος" young Evzonas "Tsolias" Nikolaos Karygiannis