A society like Canada's, with its four centuries of give-and-take, compromise and acceptance, wrong-doing and redress, is basically a forgiving society.
"Adrienne Louise Clarkson" is a Canada/Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the List of Governors General of Canada#Governors General of Canada, 1867–present/26th since Canadian Confederation.
Clarkson arrived in Canada with her family in 1941 as a refugee from Hong Kong and was raised in Ottawa, Ontario. After receiving a number of university degrees, Clarkson worked as a producer and broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and a journalist for various magazines. Her first diplomatic posting came in the early 1980s, when she promoted Ontario culture in France and other European countries. She was in 1999 appointed as governor general by Monarchy of Canada/Queen Elizabeth II, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien, to replace Roméo LeBlanc as viceroy and she occupied the post until succeeded by Michaëlle Jean in 2005. While Clarkson's appointment as the Canadian vicereine was generally welcomed at first, she caused some controversy during her time serving as the Queen's representative, mostly due to costs incurred in the operation of her office, as well as a somewhat anti-monarchist attitude toward the position.
If you enjoy these quotes, be sure to check out other famous journalists! More Adrienne Clarkson on Wikipedia.Every Remembrance Day he came for tea (and scotch!) and was a vivid reminder of our country's heroism.
Our horizon is the creation of a noble society to which, like the medieval builder of those glorious cathedrals, you will have added your conception, your artful piece of stone.
Sometimes we read or hear too much news that makes us fearful or suspicious of others. We can forget that most of the people that we know, or at least encounter regularly, are decent and friendly.
Stumbling through darkness and racing through light, we have persisted in the creation of a Canadian civilization.
To be complex does not mean to be fragmented. This is the paradox and the genius of our Canadian civilization.
Knowing better than anyone my own shortcomings, I undertake this task with humility and ask you all, as Canadians, to help me.
[The fight for freedom was] a daunting task, ... but he did it like his comrades - without fanfare, without hesitation, with great pride and determination.
Each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction of something much bigger than ourselves.
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