National Post  Published: Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Canadian Democratic Tamil Cultural Association was formed recently by some members of the Tamil community in Toronto in order to promote democracy and pluralism among the Tamils in Ontario, and to foster friendship and understanding with other Sri Lankan communities and the Canadian mainstream.  Thereby the Association aims to contribute towards finding a negotiated political settlement that would bring a lasting and peaceful resolution to the conflict in Sri Lanka.  One of the ways in which CDTCA tries to achieve its objectives is to organize community and cultural events to bring all Sri Lankans together in a spirit of harmony and goodwill.

We warmly welcome the Sinhala and Tamil New Year which brings unity and prosperity, states President Mahinda Rajapaksa in a New Year message. The message adds: "We know that agriculture and the abundance of it gives birth to the New Year.