Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the audience during a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge at the WWI Canadian National Vimy Memorial in Givenchy-en-Gohelle, France on Sunday, April 9, 2017. The commemorative ceremony at the memorial honors Canadian soldiers who were killed or wounded during the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917. (Virginia Mayo/AP/CP) Virginia Mayo/AP/CP

The Prime Minister’s Vimy Ridge centennial address: Full text

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April 9, 2017

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the audience during a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge at the WWI Canadian National Vimy Memorial in Givenchy-en-Gohelle, France on Sunday, April 9, 2017. The commemorative ceremony at the memorial honors Canadian soldiers who were killed or wounded during the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917. (Virginia Mayo/AP/CP)

Below is the full text of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s address at the Vimy Memorial commemoration of the centennial of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, as prepared for delivery. Consider: The price they paid. The burden they bore. The country they made. Seven thousand and four Canadians were wounded in the battle that began here, 100 years ago today. Three thousand, five hundred and ninety-eight Canadians died.