It Is As Queen Of

It Is As Queen Of Canada That I Am Here. Queen Of Canada And All Canadians, Not Just One Or Two Ancestral Strains.

In The Turbulence Of This Anxious And Active World Many People Are Leading Uneventful, Lonely Lives. To Them Dreariness, Not Disaster, Is The Enemy. They Seldom Realize That On Their Steadfastness, On Their Ability To Withstand The Fatigue Of Dull Repetitive Work, And On Their Courage In Meeting Constant Small Adversities Depend In Great Measure The Happiness And Prosperity Of The Community As A Whole. ... The Upward Course Of A Nation's History Is Due In The Long Run To The Soundness Of Heart Of Its Average Men And Women.

Like All The Best Families, We Have Our Share Of Eccentricities, Of Impetuous And Wayward Youngsters And Of Family Disagreements.

The World Is Not The Most Pleasant Place. Eventually, Your Parents Leave You And Nobody Is Going To Go Out Of Their Way To Protect You Unconditionally. You Need To Learn To Stand Up For Yourself And What You Believe And Sometimes, Pardon My Language, Kick Some Ass.

I Have Behind Me Not Only The Splendid Traditions And The Annals Of More Than A Thousand Years But The Living Strength And Majesty Of The Commonwealth And Empire; Of Societies Old And New; Of Lands And Races Different In History And Origins But All, By God's Will, United In Spirit And In Aim.