Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim
Mr Prime Minister,
Speaker Kinsella,
Speaker Scheer,
Honourable Members of the Senate and House of Commons,
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Honourable Members of the Diplomatic Community
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Prime Minister’s generous introduction has been very kind. I am grateful for this invitation, for our association, and for so thoughtfully enabling leading representatives of our community and institutions, around the world, to join us on this occasion. I am thankful they will have this opportunity to see for themselves why Canada is a leader in the community of nations.
I must also thank you, Prime Minister, for inviting me to become an honorary citizen. May I congratulate you on the gold medals of your remarkable hockey teams in Sochi. As an ex-player myself I was hoping you would require your honorary citizens to join your team. I am convinced that the Dalai Lama and I would have been a formidable defence.
Merci encore Monsieur le Premier Ministre pour votre invitation. Je ressens cet instant comme un honneur sans précédent. C’est à la fois un sentiment intime, et une perception objective, puisque l’on m’a rapporté que c’est la première fois depuis 75 ans qu’un chef spirituel s’adresse au Sénat et à la Chambre des Communes réunis, dans le cadre d’une visite officielle. C’est donc avec humilité et conscient d’une éminente responsabilité que je m’adresse à vous, représentants élus du Parlement fédéral canadien, en présence des plus hautes autorités du gouvernement fédéral.
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Ismailimail 
Our world today has gone so much into resentment that we have passed over the tolerance, multiculturalism, and pluralism. We have already embarked into meritocracy which only philosophize our material well-being and good fortune. Of course, I do believe in displaying our superior innovation but we should not close our eyes to those who are not able to achieve upward mobility.
In these day and age we have suffered unpredictability and uprooting from our countries of origin. Originally I come from Kampala, Uganda and I salute the Canada, United Kingdom, and all democratic countries which adopted us; and integrated us in their pluralistic society.
His Highness the Aga Khan was the instrumental in helping us to settle us in democratic world successfully. His tiring efforts did not look into only 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims’ betterment but the entire humanity.
It is very fair to say that His Highness the Aga Khan became the voice for the entire struggling humanity; and we would like to commend Him for His efforts to better and improve the life-style of mankind in all struggling and marginalized countries which were not proficient to uphold values of better governing.
We have to appreciate the frustration and fatigue of His High the Aga Khan in thinking into the future which as our world in past have not moved fast enough to reduce the suffering of mankind!!
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