Bill Clinton: “Building in Ottawa, Canada October 8, 1999 Thank you, and good morning. Madam Governor General, I congratulate you on…”

“Building in Ottawa, Canada October 8, 1999 Thank you, and good morning. Madam Governor General, I congratulate you on your--you told me the proper word was installation. I might have said elevation, coronation. [Laughter] It's a wonderful thing for Canada and for us as your friends. Mr. Prime Minister, members of the Cabinet, distinguished justices of the Supreme Court, members of Parliament, Mr. Ambassador, members of the diplomatic corps, ladies and gentlemen: I would like to begin by thanking the Canadian and American military bands, and the four young men who sang our national anthems, equally well, I thought. I also want to thank the Prime Minister for his words and the Prime Minister and Mrs. Chretien for their friendship to us. You know, having said all these--you're supposed to only say nice things at an event like this. But I really resent Jean Chretien. [Laughter] He first came to Ottawa to represent the people of Canada when President Kennedy was in the White House and I was in high school. [Laughter] Now I have more gray hair than he does. [Laughter] And he's not even term-limited.…”