The hope of courage lies in every heart, together with the fear that we will fail. When the test came, you did not fail. - Roméo LeBlanc

We send our [peacekeepers] off to some disputed zone, full of local intrigue and power blocs and uncertainty and danger, and they are supposed to save lives not with their weapons, but through their competence and their character. And they do it.

We are all immigrants to this land. It's just that some of us came earlier than others.

Volunteers have enriched the lives of every Canadian, and asked nothing for themselves. Now we will honour the hidden helpers and the unsung heroes of Canada. It is time to give something back to the givers.