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Adegem, Belgium, Tuesday, October 28, 2014 I am humbled and deeply moved to visit the final resting place of so many Canadians who died in the liberation of Belgium, 70 years ago. From October until the beginning of November, 1944, the 3rd Canadian Division, the 4th Canadian Armoured Division and th...

Ypres, Belgium, Tuesday, October 28, 2014 When the first guns sounded 100 years ago, a pall settled over the world: we were at war. Thousands upon thousands served, and many never went home. And those who did were forever transformed. Many others became displaced, or lost their homes, their liveliho...

Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday, October 29, 2014 Thank you for extending to me such a warm welcome. I am delighted to be in Brussels to help kick off the Global Business Leaders Series. The forum that we’re launching today aims to bring together European leaders and innovators to raise awareness about...

Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday, October 29, 2014 I can think of no place I’d rather be today than in this grand palace, and no people I’d rather be among than Belgians and Canadians. You are businesspeople—men and women who are focused on the present: on today’s share price and bottom line; and on the...

Toespraak ter gelegenheid van de Canadese herdenkingsplechtigheid van de 70ste verjaardag van het begin van de bevrijding van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden.Bergen-op-Zoom, Nederland, maandag 27 oktober, 2014 HET GESPROKEN WOORD GELDT Ik voel me deemoedig alsmede zeer vereerd om de laatste rustplaat...

Toespraak ter gelegenheid van het bezoek aan de Canadian War Cemetery te AdegemAdegem, België, dinsdag 28 oktober 2014 ALLEEN HET GESPROKEN WOORD GELDT Ik ervaar een gevoel van nederigheid en diepe ontroering bij het bezoeken van de laatste rustplaats van zulk een groot aantal Canadezen die zijn omg...

October 28, 2014 Message from the Governor General as Corporal Cirillo is Laid to Rest YPRES—On this day when we lay Corporal Nathan Cirillo to rest, my wife Sharon and I join with all Canadians in mourning and in gratitude for those who stand guard for our nation. Each day in Canada, we ask members...

Toespraak voor het Zakenforum Canada-BelgiëBrussel, België, woensdag 29 oktober 2014 ALLEEN HET GESPROKEN WOORD GELDT Ik dank u voor dit warm onthaal. Ik ben verheugd in Brussel te zijn om mijn bijdrage te leveren aan de aftrap van de Global Business Leaders Series. Het forum dat we vandaag lanceren...

Toespraak ter gelegenheid van een lunch met vertegenwoordigers van de Canadese en Belgische zakenwereldBrussel, België, woensdag 29 oktober 2014 HET GESPROKEN WOORD GELDT Ik kan geen plek bedenken waar ik vandaag liever zou zijn dan in dit groot paleis, en geen gezelschap waarin ik me liever zou bev...

Toespraak ter gelegenheid van de Officiële Belgische Nationale Herdenkingsplechtigheid van de 100ste Verjaardag van de Slag om Ieper – Menenpoort Ieper, België, dinsdag 28 oktober 2014 ALLEEN HET GESPROKEN WOORD GELDT Toen 100 jaar geleden de eerste wapens weerklonken, viel er een sluier over de wer...

Banff, Alberta, Sunday, November 2, 2014 It is such a pleasure for me to have this opportunity to greet you and the members of your delegation. Yours is the first State visit of a French president to Canada in a quarter-century, and I am delighted to be part of the occasion. And what more Canadian p...

Rideau Hall, Monday, November 3, 2014 I would like to congratulate all of those who have been invested into the Legion of Honour today. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Second World War, and it is only fitting that we recognize all of you for your service to Canada and to...

Rideau Hall, Monday, November 3, 2014 It gives my wife, Sharon, and I great pleasure to welcome all of you to Rideau Hall. You are being honoured today in this historical place for your dedication to Canadian history. Some of you have instilled a love of learning in your students. Others have showca...

Ottawa, Monday, November 3, 2014 Thank you for this invitation. I am so pleased to have the opportunity to be here and to speak with you today. I would like to begin by addressing the important goal of this gathering: imagining Canada’s future. Ambitious! What a worthy goal it is, and how appropriat...

Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, November 5, 2014 Thank you for inviting me to speak to you about adoption in Canada. This is a subject that is very near and dear to my heart. As you may know, two of my grandchildren were adopted, and we could not imagine our family without their happy, smiling faces! I ...

Toronto, Ontario, Thursday, November 6, 2014 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Thank you for your warm welcome. I am pleased to be here to address this gathering on skills and post-secondary education. I would like to thank the Conference Board of Canada’s Centre Skills and Post-Secondary Education for conveni...

Toronto, Ontario, Thursday, November 6, 2014 Thank you for that warm and generous welcome. I am so pleased to be here with you this evening. For more than 30 years, the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research has been doing such important work. It was a privilege to have served as board chair in th...

Rideau Hall, Friday, November 7, 2014 My wife, Sharon, and I are pleased to welcome you to Rideau Hall for this very special ceremony. Before I begin, we would like to offer our deepest condolences to the family of Private Steven Allen who passed away this week following a training accident. Our tho...

Rideau Hall, Monday, November 10, 2014 It gives me great pleasure to welcome you both to Rideau Hall. Sharon and I are delighted to share these grounds with you, as they are symbolic of the close relationship that Canada maintains with the Crown. Your Royal Highness, though your visit to Canada will...

Rideau Hall, Monday, November 10, 2014 It is a pleasure to welcome you both to Rideau Hall, and to Ottawa. Sharon and I are delighted to, once again, welcome members of the Royal Family to the home of the people of Canada. Your Royal Highness, you have for many years been a part of our daily lives h...