SPEECHES

2010 Equal Voice / Canadian Club - Women in Public Life Luncheon

Keynote Speaker & EVE Award Recipient- November 2010 And good afternoon everyone. It’s great to be back in Ottawa. And great to be in the company of so many people committed to a cause that I share....

One Laptop Per Child Canada

On the Occasion of the Launch of OLPC Canada- September 2010 Thank you Clint for your kind introduction and for your support of this program from the very beginning. I would like to thank Pauline Decontie, our Elder for blessing this event and opening this launch in a good way.

Canadian Business Leadership Forum

Philanthropy: As A Competitive Advantage - October 2009 Good morning. Thanks to Canadian Business and Thomas Homer Dixon for inviting me and thanks to you all for being here. I’m delighted to be here to talk about Business and Philanthropy. I recall a time when those were two completely different subject matters...

The Economic Club of Canada 

Philanthropy: A Path Forward in a Challenging Time - November 2008 Thank you very much for that introduction. I want to begin by expressing my appreciation to Mark Adler and everyone at the Economic Club of Canada for the enthusiasm with which they greeted the idea of a number of speeches devoted to issues of philanthropy...

Key to Success Gala

Key to Success Gala St. Peter ’s College - Sept 2008 Honored guests, students and alumni, ladies and gentlemen —It’s a privilege to be here with you and with our gala co-chairs, Wayne and Rod Zimmer, on such an important evening in the life of St. Peter’s College...

Brock University Convocation

Honorary Doctor of Laws - June 9, 2009 Let me start by making one thing very clear. I am not going to be funny. Trying to seem funny next to Rick Mercer is impossible. It's like trying to seem dull next to Stephen Harper...

McMaster University DeGroote School of Business

Honorary Doctor of Laws - June 2003 Mr. Chancellor, Mr. President, Mr. David Braley, honoured guests, graduates, your proud families, Mona Campbell, who is also being honoured today and who stands as a remarkable role model for us all...