Who Am I, Anyway? / To an unknown Inuit boy
A simple answer to one boy’s profound question.
What Champlain Teaches / To Janice Charette
Three lessons from Canada’s first public servant.
You Can’t Learn on an Empty Stomach / To Jacline Nyman
A lesson to an educator on humility.
Going the Wrong Way / To Kevin Vickers
What bravery says about our country.
The Zen of Licking Stamps / To all young leaders
Letters recognize, applaud, and build on the positive.
Chemistry Not Math / To Ian Bird
What Mother Teresa taught me about giving.
Adversarial Allies / To Enrique Peña Nieto
Exchanging ideas about justice with Mexico.
Journey to Wellness / To Clara Hughes
One woman’s response to mental illness.
Astounding Science Fiction / To Val O’Donovan
Stargazer, Earthgazer / To Chris Hadfield
Knowing our place in the world.
Constant Shield / To James Forrest Johnston and William Stonehouse
Thoughts passing through Menin Gate.
Love Made Visible / To Walter Natynczyk
To Make and to Unmake / To Michael McKay
Stand Up, Speak Up, Sit Down / To my successors
Advice to my successors about speechmaking.
Reclaiming the Game / To Ralph “Cooney” Weiland
An Individual Institution / To Jacques Monet
The essential function of our governor general.
Grampa Book / To Miss Wilkinson
The power of reading and writing.
How Smart and Caring Are We? / To John F. Helliwell
Happiness is something we can measure.
Free from Violence / To Tracy Porteous
End violence against women in Canada.
Expecting Excellence / To Paul Davidson and Denise Amyot
Pursue excellence as well as equality of opportunity.
The State of North America / To Heather Moulton
Faith in Canada / To Andrew Bennett
Do not take religions as absolute truths.
Challenge to Lawyers / To the twenty-seven clerks of the Supreme Court of Canada
What’s a Monarchy For? / To Deborah Vuylsteke
Thirty Thousand Kids / To Laura Eggertson
Resolve Canada’s adoption crisis.
From Sea to Sea to Sea / To Major Brian Tang
Leadership Not Management / To James Bartleman
Make First Nations education work.
Diplomacy of Knowledge / To His Highness the Aga Khan
Create a smarter, more caring world.
Time, Talent, and Treasure / To Marc Kielburger and Craig Kielburger
Persuade more Canadians to give.
The New, Noisy Word / To Kevin Lynch
Why Canadians should shout about innovation.
Soul of Our Nation / To the Unknown Soldier
Solving a Mystery. Building a Nation. / To Richard and Sylvia Cruess
Why Charlevoix makes me proud of the whole country.
It Dares Us / To George Stanley
Our flag challenges Canadians anew.
How the world’s poor built a winning country.
Remember the Name / To Céline Dion
Why French culture is one of Canada’s greatest assets.
Ask Only to Serve / To Canadians born in the twenty-first century
The Greatest of These Is Fairness / To Purdy Crawford
A salute to a friend who wouldn’t have it any other way.
They Believe in Hope / To Roland Michener
Paying tribute to Canada’s journalists.
Step Up and Step Out / To Prem Watsa
A Generation Later / To Marcel Côté
The choice for Canada has never been clearer.
Home of the People / To Thomas McKay
Fool’s Wisdom / To Kalliana King
Take Care of the Rocks / To winners of the Governor General’s Academic Medal
Make room in life for the important things.
A New Band of Brothers and Sisters / To the women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces
The modern face of duty, courage, and honour.
The Good Society / To Stephen Jarislowsky
At the Heart / To Régis Labeaume
Birth of a Smart and Caring Nation / To Larry Murray
Making sense of Canada’s sacrifice in the First World War.
What Will Your Gift Be? / To the citizens of Canada