Ottawa, Ontario 14 February 2014
Each year on Flag Day, we give a flag from the Peace Tower to a Canadian, a great Canadian who’s merited recognition of their... his or her fellow countrymen.
This year we want to honour the late Sarah Burke, who was a real pioneer in her particular sport, a real great heroine among Canadian athletes, a great role model, and I’ve just been able to speak to her parents and inform her that we’re giving her this honour, recognizing her in this way for her contribution.
I think it’s just a really fitting tribute, as I say, particularly during the Canadian... the Olympic Games in Sochi.
