Remarks by
The Honourable Anita Neville, P.C., O.M.
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA INSTALLATION OF DAVE ANGUS AS CHANCELLOR
Marshall McLuhan Hall, U of M
Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 12:00 noon
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Fellow Manitobans, friends of the University of Manitoba, thank you for the opportunity to join in this celebration of service to education.
Today, we are gathered in a community of teaching and learning in the heart of Treaty One land and the homeland of the Red River Metis.
On this campus and throughout this province, we affirm that Manitoba is located on the treaty territories and ancestral lands of the Anishinaabe, Dakota, Dene and Cree nations and the homeland of the Red River Métis; and includes northern lands that were and are the ancestral lands of the Inuit.
As Manitobans and as Canadians we remain committed to working in partnership with First Nations, Metis and Inuit people in the spirit of truth, reconciliation and collaboration.
It’s always exciting, no matter how long ago one was a student, to come onto a university campus.
As the name suggests, here in these buildings, resides a universe of ideas and knowledge. When you enter this campus, you can’t help but think back to your own earliest exposure to the tremendous variety of learning available in a place like this.
We need that tremendous variety of faculties, departments, disciplines and specialties because – of course – the world is a tremendously varied and constantly changing place.
And so today, I am pleased to join you to celebrate a new leader at the University of Manitoba whose own interests and experiences are a match for the wide scope of this institution.
As the long-time president of the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, Dave Angus spent year working to strengthen the most diverse economy among Canadian cities.
And in his volunteer and community leadership commitments, he has worked to enhance Winnipeg’s and Manitoba’s cultural institutions, trade opportunities, environmental protection, health and fitness facilities, and economic and social equity.
As a lifelong Manitoban, and somebody who has spent years involved in the education system, it’s great to see that the ceremonial head of Manitoba’s largest university is an individual with a vision as wide as this proud institution.
Congratulations to you Dave on this prestigious next phase of your life. May you preside over this university with the same pride and dedication that you have proven throughout your storied and impressive career. May you help students, faculty and our entire province to see the big picture.
Thank you. Merci. Meegwich. Shalom
