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Rideau Hall, Friday, October 6, 2006 Consider for a moment what has brought us here today. The Order of Canada investiture ceremony is a unique and indeed an ideal opportunity to think about excellence and what it means in our communities. For what is excellence if not diligence and a desire to see ...

October 6, 2006 by Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean I often hear — rather ironically — that I spend a lot of my time handing out medals. But behind each of these medals and the many Governor General’s awards that I have presented is a wish: to recognize and thus encourage the excellence, engagement, ta...