But I also find on re-reading the biographies of the Famous Five, and particularly of Nellie McClung and Emily Murphy, that they followed traditional roles in many ways. They were married. Some of them raised children. But they really had great senses of humour. And that's something we always have to remember.
Women have great senses of humour, even when they're changing the world.
I loved it when Emily Murphy said that matrimony is the only game of chance that the clergy favours. It remains true today. We're honouring not only their courageous spirit, what they are, but we're honouring what they were as total people. And that is with the ups and downs, with the slings and arrows they took, and with this marvellous spirit. Our award recipients today come from all parts of our country.