The Centennial Bell

Credit: DND The Centennial Bell.

On May 4^th at 10:00a.m., The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate and The Honourable Peter Milliken, Speaker of the House of Commons hosted Vice-Admiral Dean McFadden, Chief of the Maritime Staff, as he presented a ship’s bell to the people of Canada in a ceremony held in the Senate Chamber on Parliament Hill. “The Centennial Bell rededicates the Navy’s commitment to the people of Canada for the next 100 years of service. It stands as a symbol that honours the past, celebrates the Canadian Navy achievements and recognizes the navy’s safeguarding of Canadian values of freedom, democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law,” said Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence.