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. -Adrienne Clarkson

 

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.


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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.

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Every Remembrance Day he came for tea (and scotch!) and was a vivid reminder of our country's heroism.

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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.

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Stumbling through darkness and racing through light, we have persisted in the creation of a Canadian civilization.

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Knowing better than anyone my own shortcomings, I undertake this task with humility and ask you all, as Canadians, to help me.

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