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  • Black History Month

    Message  –  February 1, 2016

    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...

  • Reception for the Hill 70 Project

    Speech  –  February 2, 2016

    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...

  • Keynote Address at the Loran Scholars Foundation’s 27th Annual Dinner

    Speech  –  February 6, 2016

    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...

  • Visit to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    Speech  –  February 5, 2016

    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...

  • Special Presentation of Decorations for Bravery

    Speech  –  February 8, 2016

    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...

  • Meet and Greet with Embassy Staff (Washington, D.C.)

    Speech  –  February 11, 2016

    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...

  • Fostering International Research Collaboration Reception (Washington, D.C.)

    Speech  –  February 11, 2016

    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...

  • Order of Canada Investiture Ceremony

    Speech  –  February 12, 2016

    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...

  • Presentation of Decorations for Bravery

    Speech  –  February 22, 2016

    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...

  • WE Day

    Speech  –  February 23, 2016

    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...