He was the Prime Minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006 and now he’s receiving an honorary doctorate from Brock University.
Paul Martin will deliver a keynote address during Brock’s first-ever virtual convocation.
He says he wishes he could deliver his speech in person.
“Graduation day is a great day for the graduands and I’m sure they’d all like to be with their friends and family on campus. I would have preferred that too, but what’s important is that they’re getting their degrees and the Virtual Convocation ensures that. It also allows them to leave the room for a glass of water while the recipient of an honorary degree delivers his sometimes too long speech.”
The university cancelled all in-person ceremonies due to the pandemic.
The virtual convocation online portal will launch Friday, June 19th.
Each student will be able to log in for their own personal graduation experience whenever they want.
They will also receive a Convocation in a Box which will include their parchment, a convocation program, an alumni pin, a Surgite magazine and a bag of Class of 2020 confetti.
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