On the eve of his much-deserved retirement, as we pay tribute to him for the tremendous contribution he made to politics, a contribution which has continued since his arrival in the Senate, where he sat on a number of committees, I would like to tell him that the greatest tribute we could pay him is to c
arry on the work he began by encouraging the new generation of political leaders in Canada
, as well as in New Brunswick and Acadia, to draw their inspiration from his generous vision, his tenacity, and his faith in the ability of his f
...[+++]ellow citizens to take their place in the world.
À la veille de sa retraite bien méritée, en ce jour où nous lui rendons hommage pour son inestimable apport à la vie politique, un apport qui ne s'est pas démenti depuis son arrivée au Sénat où il a oeuvré dans plusieurs comités, je tiens à lui dire que le plus bel hommage que nous puissions lui rendre, c'est de poursuivre son action en incitant les nouvelles classes dirigeantes, tant au Canada qu'au Nouveau-Brunswick et en Acadie, à s'inspirer de sa vision généreuse, de sa ténacité et de sa foi dans les capacités de ses compatriotes d'affirmer leur présence au monde.