Are you taking me on your walk?

.@marcgarneau delivers one heck of a speech and earns two standing ovations:

'Nothing focuses your mind like sitting on a rocket about to unleash seven million pounds of thrust,' he says.

'You have to believe in what you are doing and have a certain tolerance for risk. That’s…

PPF’s Annual Testimonial Dinner featured some remarkable and moving speeches from our seven honourees.

We just had to transcribe them all; you can read and listen to them all via the links below:

▪️ Former astronaut and cabinet minister Marc Garneau talked about serving his…

Canada and Korea: Partners in Prosperity and Security - Policy Magazine policymagazine.ca/canada-and-kor…

I saw an ad in the paper that led me to become the first Canadian in space. My journey took me to mission control, to space on the Challenger and to Ottawa's halls of power. This is my story thestar.com/entertainment/… via @torontostar

Je quitterai X dans les prochains jours. Maintenant a la retraite, le besoin pour moi de communiquer n'est plus aussi fort.

Time to say goodbye to X. Will be getting off it in a couple of days. I enjoyed the interactions before I retired from my political career.

If the words ‘Houston we have a problem’ were ever said, it was Marc Garneau who answered the call when he served as the voice of NASA on 17 missions.

The first Canadian astronaut to go to space, Garneau is also a former federal transport minister, Navy commander and president…

This is one fine book - a masterpiece

After reading The Lincoln Highway and enjoying it tremendously, I just had to read A Gentleman in Moscow. Very different but an equally great read

The Japanese maple outside my window is spectacular at this time of the year

J’ai fait une visite cette semaine à la magnifique église de Cap Santé ou certains de mes ancêtres Garneau sont enterrés. Un trésor de notre patrimoine.

Very honoured to be recognized by the Public Policy Forum

A view into North Korea from within the DMZ

Dans le palais Changdeokgung à Séoul en Corée où j’ai participé au forum Canada/Corée.

Inside Changdeokgung Palace in Seoul, Korea where I attended the Canada/Korea Forum

Mon premier voyage à bord d’une voiture de VIA commandée lorsque j’étais ministre des Transports

My first trip in one of the new VIA rail passenger cars that were ordered during my time as Transport minister. Nice.

Jasper, Alberta from above

Le lac Beauvert a Jasper en Alberta