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Rideau Hall, Thursday, January 14, 2016 My wife, Sharon, and I welcome you to Rideau Hall for this celebration of excellence. Today we have a chance to give our thanks to an individual who has had an outstanding career in public service. He is, of course, Wayne Wouters, and he’s a most deserving rec...

Ottawa, Ontario, Monday, January 18, 2016 Hi, everyone! Let me start by saying happy 100th birthday to Elmwood School! You’re looking good! I’ve been looking forward to this, the first-ever Kids’ Lit Quiz in Ottawa! That’s pretty amazing when you consider that this quiz takes place all over the worl...

Rideau Hall, Tuesday, January 26, 2016 I’d like to welcome all of you to Rideau Hall. Today is a celebration of friendship. Each of you is here representing your country and your people, and your objectives here in Canada are twofold. First, you will be searching for new opportunities to work togeth...

Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday January 27, 2016 It’s a pleasure to be here to speak about the role polytechnics have played and will continue to play in the growth of our nation. First, though, let me just say how grateful I am that all of you have gathered here today. Each of you represents a different...

Rideau Hall, Wednesday, January 27, 2016 I’m delighted to welcome all of you to Rideau Hall. In the words of Henry Beissel, as written in the poem Cantos North: North iswhere all parallelsconvergeto open out (…) Today, we converge on our nation’s capital in celebration of the North, in celebration o...

Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, January 27, 2016 What a privilege it is to be here at Northern Lights for the presentation of the Arctic Inspiration Prize. Samuel de Champlain once wrote of Canada, “It’s difficult to know this country without wintering there.” Something similar can be said of the Arctic...

January 28, 2016 Message from the Governor General of Canada on the Occasion of the Centennial of Women’s Suffrage OTTAWA—On January 28, 1916, women won the right to vote in the Province of Manitoba. It started a domino effect across the country, as one province and then the next introduced women’s ...

February 1, 2016 Message from the Governor General of Canada on the Occasion of Black History Month OTTAWA—I am pleased to highlight Black History Month in Canada. A true driving force in our communities, black Canadians are an invaluable part of our country. It is incumbent upon us all to recognize...

Ottawa, Ontario, Tuesday, February 2, 2016 What a pleasure to be here in support of the Hill 70 Memorial Project. The attack on Hill 70 in August 1917 was among Canada’s most important contributions to the First World War. The objective was to relieve pressure on Allied forces at Passchendaele and t...

Toronto, Ontario, Friday, February 5, 2016 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY What a delight to be here with so many lovers of learning! To borrow a line from President Kennedy: not since Thomas Jefferson dined alone at the White House has there been such an extraordinary gathering of knowledge and talent! As p...

Toronto, Ontario, Friday, February 5, 2016 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY It’s a pleasure to be here at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre to see the care and compassion that’s on full display. And I’m honoured to be in the presence of so many veterans who fought and sacrificed for our nation. Not long after...

Rideau Hall, Monday, February 8, 2016 Last fall, one year after the events of October 22, 2014, many of us gathered at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We gathered to remember, to grieve and to continue to heal. On that solemn anniversary, I spoke of the enormous debt we owe to everyone who pulled t...

Washington, D.C., Thursday, February 11, 2016 Thank you all for extending to me such a warm welcome to Washington. I’m delighted to be here, and I’m equally delighted to have this opportunity to thank you for the outstanding work you do on our behalf here in D.C. You don’t need me to tell you how mu...

Washington, D.C., Thursday, February 11, 2016 Thank you all for joining us at the Embassy of Canada. Many of us are in Washington this week for the annual gathering of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. This year’s theme of Global Science Engagement aligns perfectly with our ga...

Rideau Hall, Friday, February 12, 2016 Welcome, all of you, to Rideau Hall for this very special occasion. A governor’s speech must be clear as water. So wrote George Elliott Clarke, Canada’s new parliamentary poet laureate and, let it be known, an officer of the Order of Canada! Right. Clear as wat...

Rideau Hall, Tuesday, February 16, 2016 What a pleasure to welcome you to Rideau Hall for this celebration of excellence. These awards are important, not just to honour and encourage our leading researchers and innovators, but to tell your stories. Research, after all, can be a bit of an abstract no...

The Citadelle, Québec, Monday, February 22, 2016 Welcome all of you to the Citadelle of Québec. What a fitting place to honour so many very courageous individuals. Why fitting? Because it was here in this very building that my predecessor, the Earl of Athlone, hosted Winston Churchill, Franklin D. R...

Montreal, Quebec, Tuesday, February 23, 2016 Hi, everyone! I’m delighted to be here with you. As you know, some people shave their heads for a good cause. Me, well, I did the opposite in that video for the My Giving Moment campaign! I grew it long! What do you think? I can’t decide. Do I look better...