Abstract

Until this year I have, when present, always looked forward to and enjoyed this feature of our annual rites of spring, the obligatory self-exposure of our President. But now, having just finished enjoying the highly prized honour of occupying that office and finding myself standing here, living proof of the Peter Principle, I very much doubt that the tradition of the presidential unbuttoning ought to have been perpetuated so long. My feeling of unease is caused by the difficulty of finding a subject to which I can address myself without leaving you utterly speechless, while adhering to my firm resolve to refrain, save in this single sentence, from mentioning the names of Arthur Meighen and Mackenzie King.

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