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  • Honorary Doctorate from the University of Calgary

    Speech  –  November 13, 2012

    Calgary, Tuesday, November 13, 2012 Thank you for bestowing upon me this honorary degree from your distinguished, innovative, collaborative and visionary school. I’m deeply touched to receive this tribute. Honorary degree? It hardly seems fair, does it? All of you have struggled and sacrificed for t...

  • “Building the Next Generation of Community Leaders”

    Speech  –  November 14, 2012

    Calgary, Tuesday, November 13, 2012 What a pleasure it is to join you here today on this beautiful and dynamic campus. I have been looking forward to this visit. The University of Calgary’s goal of becoming one of Canada’s top five research universities by 2016 is characteristically ambitious, and I...