Governor General’s New Year’s Message
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Dec. 28, 2010) – As a brand brand new year dawns, we have been filled with a renewed clarity of hope.
In my designation speech, I spoke of a intelligent and caring nation. A republic of neighbours assisting neighbours.
A republic where all Canadians rise their talents to their fullest potential.
A Canada which relates the believe of the adults to urge the conditions of all at home and around the world.
I visited Afghanistan in the early days of my mandate. I saw a lot of despair, but I additionally saw Canadians assisting and contributing their talents.
One of the Canadian signature projects in Kandahar range is to reconstruct 50 schools and sight the teachers. Ten years ago, there were fewer than 700,000 young kids going to propagandize in Afghanistan. Today, there have been some-more than 6 million, one-third of them girls, and counting.
Rebuilding schools and ensuring the assent which will assent boys and girls to have an preparation have been key to reconstructing family hold up in Afghanistan.
We should be desirous by the courage, integrity and self-assurance of the group and women in the Canadian Forces.
We think of them and the civilians operative at their side to set up a improved society.
Looking behind over the past year, we can see which there have been most accomplishments for us to celebrate, similar to the 2010 Winter Olympics and the jot down fourteen bullion medals. As we enter upon on a brand brand new year, let us not dont think about the next door neighbour in need. Let us all work together towards a smarter and some-more caring nation.
My mother Sharon, my family and the Rideau Hall group stick on me in wishing you health, complacency and peace.
David Johnston
