"And I say it to our glory that the struggles of race are ended on Canadian soil. There is here now no other family than the human family, whatever the language they speak or the altars at which they kneel. There is glory in this fraternal union of which Canadians can never be sufficiently proud. Mighty nations, indeed, might well come to us to seek a lesson in justice and humanity."

- Sir Wilfrid Laurier, 1864