Here's a pic of Huub and Prem marking the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Holland by Canada.The warm relationship that exists today between Canada and the Netherlands can be traced back to the Second World War when Canada played a key role in liberating the people of the Netherlands.
More than 7,600 Canadians gave their lives for freedom in the Netherlands and Canada would play another important role for the country. During the war, some members of the royal family of the Netherlands found sanctuary in Canada and, in 1943, Princess Margaret was born in a section of the Ottawa Civic Hospital that was temporarily made territory of the Netherlands so the princess could be born on Dutch soil.
The evidence of the enduring connection may be seen in the tulips- gifts from the Netherlands- which bloom in Ottawa each spring and ongoing friendships, like Prem and Huub.
