O Canada

"When every Canadian, new or old, in whatever section of this land he may have been reared, can truly say to himself, 'Every inch of this country, every foot in whatever province it may be situated, every mile of prairie, every hill, every ounce of water, every field, every mountain, every stream, are mine own heritage, mine for my children and my children's children,' then we can say 'Canada is a great nation'. Great not only in its resources, great not only in its boundless wealth, but great also in the spirit and unity of its people." (Hon. Charles Gavin Power, KC, MP, Senator, A National Historic Person of Canada. page 228.) 

"Ladies and Gentlemen, we should have our own national flag. We want something that is a symbol of true Canadianism." (Mr. Donald MacKay, page 159.)

"In 1919 we were in opposition. In 1948 we are in office. We were in favour of removing trade obstructions then. We are in favour of removing every form of obstruction now, including tariffs, objectionable exchange controls and restrictions on the movement of commodities." (The Right Honourable Louis St-Laurent, K.C, MP. page 215.)

"'O Canada' should be recognized as the national anthem." (Mr. Donald MacKay, page 217.)

National Liberal Convention, August 5th, 6th and 7th, 1948. The Coliseum in Ottawa.