Search

Rideau Hall, Thursday, January 14, 2016 My wife, Sharon, and I welcome you to Rideau Hall for this celebration of excellence. Today we have a chance to give our thanks to an individual who has had an outstanding career in public service. He is, of course, Wayne Wouters, and he’s a most deserving rec...

Ottawa, Ontario, Monday, January 18, 2016 Hi, everyone! Let me start by saying happy 100th birthday to Elmwood School! You’re looking good! I’ve been looking forward to this, the first-ever Kids’ Lit Quiz in Ottawa! That’s pretty amazing when you consider that this quiz takes place all over the worl...

Rideau Hall, Tuesday, January 26, 2016 I’d like to welcome all of you to Rideau Hall. Today is a celebration of friendship. Each of you is here representing your country and your people, and your objectives here in Canada are twofold. First, you will be searching for new opportunities to work togeth...

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...

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...

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...

January 28, 2016 Message from the Governor General of Canada on the Occasion of the Centennial of Women’s Suffrage OTTAWA—On January 28, 1916, women won the right to vote in the Province of Manitoba. It started a domino effect across the country, as one province and then the next introduced women’s ...