Luckily, I happened to be away from my desk on November 22, 2007, when the telephone call came in. Without the voice message, my partner Tony would never have believed me: "Good afternoon, Mr. Schrader, I'm calling from the Office of the Governor General in Ottawa. This call is to extend to you a couple of invitations to events that will be taking place at the residence of the Governor General in Ottawa on Thursday, December 13, in conjunction with the Governor General's Literary Awards. Could you please give me a call back... " It gives me a little thrill every time I listen to that (still) archived message.

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