Parliament and all of Ottawa is covered in tulips!
Canada and the Netherlands have a very special relationship.
Did you know that the Netherlands sends Ottawa 10,000 bulbs as a gift of thanks and in honour of Canada’s kindness each year?
Here’s why:
Canada sheltered Princess Juliana and her daughters during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. And Canada even declared the maternity ward at the Ottawa Civic Hospital as Dutch Territory for one day for the birth of Princess Margriet to ensure her Dutch citizenship!
