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  • Meeting with the Polytechnics Canada National Strategy Group

    Speech  –  January 27, 2016

    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...

  • Reception for the Arctic Inspiration Prize

    Speech  –  January 27, 2016

    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...

  • Presentation of the Arctic Inspiration Prize

    Speech  –  January 28, 2016

    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...