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Palo Alto, California, Thursday, May 1, 2014 Thank you for your warm welcome and for inviting me to speak to you today. I am delighted to be here in Silicon Valley among so many of Canada’s friends and partners. As governor general, I am privileged to represent Canada abroad and to convey the hopes ...

San Francisco, California, Thursday, May 1, 2014 Thank you for welcoming me so warmly. And thank you, Lieutenant-Governor Newsom, for this wonderful honour of the key to the city—my very first as governor general! Although I suspect it will not be helpful if I lose my hotel room key, I think this ke...

Seattle, Washington, Friday, May 2, 2014 Thank you for welcoming me so warmly. What a pleasure it is to meet with so many friends of Canada here in Seattle. This truly is a great city. Seattle is one of this country’s most dynamic and innovative cities, and its ties to Canada are many. This is also ...

Rideau Hall, Monday, May 5, 2014 Welcome, both of you, to Rideau Hall for this presentation of letters of credence. And allow me as well to welcome you to Canada! You have been chosen by your respective nations to represent the ideals and aims of your homeland in this country. I think you will find ...

May 4, 2014 Message from Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston,Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston on the Occasion of Mental Health Week OTTAWA— Mental illness is one of the most complex and pressing health issues we are facing today. Depression, anxiety, mood disor...

Rideau Hall, Wednesday, May 7, 2014 My wife, Sharon, and I are delighted to welcome you to Rideau Hall, the home of the people of Canada. This building has been the home and workplace of every governor general since Confederation, and it is here that Canadians gather to share ideas and dreams for th...

Ottawa, Friday, May 9, 2014 CHECK AGAINST DEILVERY It has been said that war is as old as history, but so too is peace, and today we mark the end of Canada’s military mission in Afghanistan. We have gathered on Parliament Hill to take a moment in our busy lives to offer our profound respect and appr...

Rideau Hall, Friday, May 9, 2014 Sharon and I are delighted to welcome all of you to Rideau Hall, an excellent place to honour the arts in Canada! Every year, the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards gives us the opportunity to shine a light on and celebrate the men and women behind the perform...

Ottawa, Saturday, May 10, 2014 What an honour it is to share this stage with some of Canada’s greatest performing artists. I am star-struck! Our laureates are being recognized for their lifetime achievement, and tonight’s gala is our way of celebrating their remarkable contributions to the performin...

Toronto, Ontario, Monday, May 12, 2014 Thank you, Tom, for that very warm introduction. I have many fond memories of my time on the board of directors of the Ontario Centres of Excellence, not only because I worked with such fabulous people, but also because I believe so strongly in what this organi...

Ottawa, Tuesday, May 13, 2014 I am delighted to be here with all of you. I have had the privilege of speaking to many fundraising professionals across the country since the beginning of my mandate. Today, I would like to talk about one of my passions—giving—alongside another of my passions—education...

Rideau Hall, Tuesday, May 13, 2014 It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Rideau Hall, the home of the people of Canada. Of course, my wife, Sharon, and I always want Rideau Hall to look its very best for our guests, but this is particularly true on an evening such as this, when we have so man...

Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Wednesday, May 14, 2014 This is a great day for everyone with the 405 Squadron here at 14 Wing Greenwood, and a wonderful day for Canada. I am delighted to be a part of the latest chapter in the remarkable history of this squadron. The presentation and consecration of your ne...

Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Wednesday, May 14, 2014 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY What a delight it is to be in this beautiful, historic, smart and caring community! Thank you for giving me such a warm welcome. And thank you for being here. The community centre in which we have gathered is a great example of ...

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Thursday, May 15, 2014 I am delighted to be here with you today, and I feel very fortunate both to receive this honorary doctorate of civil law and to be in the company of the other remarkable recipients. I have spent much of my life in academia, so to be recognized by King’s C...

Toronto, Ontario, Monday, May 12, 2014 Thank you for welcoming me. I am delighted to be here. I would like to thank Principal Sumner, the faculty and the students of Wycliffe College for honouring me with a doctorate from this illustrious institution. I am especially touched to share this honour tod...

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Monday, May 19, 2014 It gives me and my wife, Sharon, great pleasure to welcome you to the province of Nova Scotia and to Canada. We are particularly delighted to greet you on Victoria Day, which Canadians have been celebrating since 1845—back when Canada itself was just a prov...

May 19, 2014 Message from His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, on the occasion of Victoria Day OTTAWA — Victoria Day is among the most cherished occasions in Canada’s national calendar, and once again we have reason to celebrate. For more than 60 years, Can...

Rideau Hall, Wednesday, May 21, 2014 It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Rideau Hall for this presentation of letters of credence. These letters do more than simply solidify your new roles in Canada; they are a symbol of good faith between our nations, a sign that we will work together towa...

May 22, 2014 Message from His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, on the Death of Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel Bobbitt OTTAWA—My wife, Sharon, and I were saddened to hear of the death of Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel Bobbitt, in a training acci...