Allocution pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e par MARCEL AUBUT<\/p>\n
le 8 octobre 2013<\/p>\n
INTRODUCTION<\/b><\/p>\n
BONJOUR TOUT LE MONDE.\u00a0MERCI BOB.<\/p>\n
THANK YOU FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP WITH HOCKEY CANADA.<\/p>\n
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO ENSURING OUR GREAT GAME REMAINS IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF ALL CANADIANS.<\/p>\n
A SPECIAL HELLO TO JENNIFER BOTTERIL AND JEAN LABONT\u00c9 [EMCEES], AND CAROL O\u2019NEILL [CPC REP].<\/p>\n
TODAY WE ARE ALL HERE TO OFFICIALLY LAUNCH NOT ONLY A TEAM CANADA OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC HOCKEY JERSEY, BUT A SYMBOL THAT TRULY SERVES TO UNIFY US AS ONE GREAT NATION.<\/p>\n
AND IF I MAY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I AM A BIG FAN OF THESE JERSEYS.<\/p>\n
JE CROIS VRAIMENT QUE C\u2019EST LE PLUS BEAU CHANDAIL DE HOCKEY D\u2019\u00c9QUIPE CANADA \u00c0 CE JOUR.<\/p>\n
F\u00c9LICITATIONS \u00c0 CHACUN D\u2019ENTRE VOUS ET \u00c0 TOUTES LES PERSONNES QUI ONT JOU\u00c9 UN R\u00d4LE DANS CE LANCEMENT ET CETTE PR\u00c9SENTATION FANTASTIQUE.<\/p>\n
TODAY HAS REMINDED ME OF THE PASSION, EXCITEMENT AND THE EXPECTATIONS THAT SOCHI 2014 WILL BRING TO CANADIANS ACROSS OUR LAND.<\/p>\n
J\u2019AI LA CERTITUDE QUE CES GRANDES ATTENTES ALIMENTERONT LA PASSION, LA FIERT\u00c9 ET L\u2019ENTHOUSIASME CHEZ TOUS LES CANADIENS.<\/p>\n
ET AUJOURD\u2019HUI MARQUE LE D\u00c9BUT D\u2019UNE AVENTURE EXTRAORDINAIRE.<\/p>\n
THE JERSEY: PART OF OUR NATIONAL IDENTITY<\/b><\/p>\n
DO YOU REMEMBER THAT NICE BOOK CALLED \u201cTHE SWEATER\u201d \/\u00a0LE CHANDAIL DE HOCKEY<\/i>, WRITTEN BY ROCH CARRIER?<\/p>\n
IN THIS STORY, A YOUNG 10-YEAR OLD QUEBEC BOY AND MONTREAL CANADIENS FAN IS ACCIDENTLY MAILED A TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS SWEATER BY MR. EATON.<\/p>\n
IT IS A CHARMING STORY, BUT THE POINT OF THE BOOK IS SIGNIFICANT: IN CANADA, HOCKEY AND THE CONCEPT OF A SWEATER OR A JERSEY, IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR DNA AS A NATION.<\/p>\n
POUR TOUT DIRE, LE HOCKEY, ET PLUS PR\u00c9CIS\u00c9MENT LE CONCEPT DU CHANDAIL DE HOCKEY FAIT PARTIE INT\u00c9GRANTE DE L\u2019ADN DE NOTRE NATION.<\/p>\n
AND TODAY WE ONCE AGAIN ADD TO THIS UNDENIABLE TRUTH, AS EVERY 4 YEARS, SOMETHING SPECIAL HAPPENS TO THE MILLIONS OF HABS, SENATORS, MAPLE LEAFS, JETS, FLAMES, OILERS AND CANUCKS FANS OF OUR NATION\u00a0:<\/p>\n
COAST TO COAST TO COAST, THEY GET TOGETHER TO CHEER FOR ONE AND ONLY HOCKEY TEAM, THEY UNIFY BEHIND A DIFFERENT JERSEY, RED AND WHITE, THE JERSEY OF OUR NATIONAL OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC HOCKEY TEAMS.<\/p>\n
CHAQUE 4 ANS, QUELQUE CHOSE D\u2019UNIQUE SE PRODUIT POUR LES MILLIONS DE FANS DES CANADIENS, DES S\u00c9NATEURS, DES MAPLE LEAFS, DES JETS, DES FLAMES, DES OILERS ET DES CANUCKS:<\/p>\n
DE L\u2019ATLANTIQUE AU PACIFIQUE ET JUSQU\u2019EN ARCTIQUE, ILS S\u2019UNISSENT POUR SOUTENIR UNE SEULE \u00c9QUIPE PORTANT D\u2019AUTRES COULEURS, CELLES DE NOTRE DRAPEAU, CELLES DE NOS \u00c9QUIPES OLYMPIQUES ET PARALYMPIQUES DE HOCKEY.<\/p>\n
BY UNIFYING PLAYERS THAT USUALLY PLAY IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CONTINENT, OUR OLYMPIC HOCKEY TEAM NOT ONLY PUTS THE BEST PLAYERS TOGETHER, IT ALSO UNIFIES THE BEST HOCKEY FANS OF THE WORLD.<\/p>\n
THIS, MY FRIENDS, IS A GREAT ILLUSTRATION OF THE POWER OF THE OLYMPICS.<\/p>\n
FOR THE OLYMPICS, WE ARE ALL PROUDLY ON THE SAME TEAM.<\/p>\n
WE ARE ALL WEARING THE SAME COLOURS.<\/p>\n
AND WE ARE ALL CHEERING, REPRESENTING AND POURING ALL OF OUR EMOTIONS INTO ONE NATION.<\/p>\n
ONE TEAM. UNE \u00c9QUIPE.<\/p>\n
POUR LES JEUX OLYMPIQUES, NOUS PORTONS TOUS LA M\u00caME COULEUR. NOUS ENCOURAGEONS LA M\u00caME \u00c9QUIPE, ET NOUS APPARTENONS \u00c0 UNE SEULE ET M\u00caME NATION.<\/p>\n
[PAUSE]<\/i><\/p>\n
OUR GLORIOUS OLYMPIC HOCKEY HISTORY<\/b><\/p>\n
AUJOURD\u2019HUI, NOUS AJOUTONS UNE AUTRE PAGE \u00c0 L’HISTOIRE DU HOCKEY OLYMPIQUE DE NOTRE PAYS. ET COMME ELLE EST RICHE, CETTE HISTOIRE!!<\/p>\n
TODAY, RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT NOW, A NATIONAL TRADITION CONTINUES.<\/p>\n
SINCE 1920, TEAM CANADA, INCLUDING ITS VARIOUS NAMES AND EDITIONS HAVE EARNED OUR COUNTRY\u2026<\/p>\n
8 OLYMPIC GOLD, 4 OLYMPIC SILVER AND 2 OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALS.<\/p>\n
DEPUIS 1920, LE CANADA A REMPORT\u00c9 8 M\u00c9DAILLES D\u2019OR, 4 M\u00c9DAILLES D\u2019ARGENT ET 2 M\u00c9DAILLES DE BRONZE EN HOCKEY MASCULIN AUX JEUX OLYMPIQUES.<\/p>\n
AND IN EACH OF THOSE THRILLING MOMENTS OUR HOCKEY HEROES REACHED FOR THAT CANADIAN CREST.<\/p>\n
AND OUR WOMEN, SINCE THE FIRST OLYMPIC COMPETITION IN 1998 HAVE EARNED: 3 OLYMPIC GOLD; AND 1 OLYMPIC SILVER MEDAL.<\/p>\n
EACH TIME, OUR HOCKEY HEROES GAVE THEIR EVERYTHING.<\/p>\n
EACH TIME, OUR HOCKEY HEROES LEFT ALL THEY HAD ON THE ICE.<\/p>\n
AND EACH TIME, THESE HEROES WORE THEIR EMOTIONS ON THEIR HOCKEY SLEEVES.<\/p>\n
[PAUSE]<\/i><\/p>\n
CONCLUSION<\/b><\/p>\n
DESPITE ANY OF OUR PERCEIVED DIFFERENCES, MAY THEY BE GEOGRAPHIC OR LINGUISTIC, ONE THING IS CERTAIN.<\/p>\n
DANS TOUTE SA SPLENDEUR, CE CHANDAIL \u2013\u00a0NOTRE\u00a0CHANDAIL \u2013 NOUS RAPPELLE NON SEULEMENT QUE NOUS SOMMES DERRI\u00c8RES NOS ATHL\u00c8TES DANS LEUR QU\u00caTE DE LA M\u00c9DAILLE D\u2019OR, MAIS ENCORE PLUS, QUE NOUS PARTICIPONS TOUS \u00c0 LA CONSTANTE QU\u00caTE D\u2019EXCELLER DU CANADA.<\/p>\n
THIS JERSEY \u2013 OUR JERSEY – IS THE ONE VISIBLE AND CONSTANT REMINDER THAT NOT ONLY WE ALL CHEER FOR OUR ATHLETES IN THEIR QUEST FOR THE GOLD MEDAL, BUT THAT WE ALL PARTICIPATE IN CANADA\u2019S CONSTANT QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE.<\/p>\n
MERCI AND GO CANADA GO!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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