Advice to the Class of 2016

The Tragically Hip to Class of 2016: ‘None of us can do it alone’

For the record: Advice from Gord Sinclair and his bandmates to graduates of the 2016 Class of Medicine at Queen’s University

Kenneth Montague: ‘Wear your culture on your sleeve’

Toronto’s art gallery-curating dentist on ‘blending personal goals with societal need’ with the Class of 2016

Anne Murray to 2016 grads: ‘Send thank you notes!’

For the record, here’s what the Canadian icon told graduates at Mount Saint Vincent University

Ken Burns to Class of 2016: ‘Be curious, not cool. Feed your soul.’

What the award-winning filmmaker told graduating students at Stanford

Mark Carney to 2016 grads: ‘Be flexible and adventurous’

For the record: What the Bank of England governor told graduates at the University of Alberta

Samantha Power to the Class of 2016: ‘Get close. Go all in.’

And once you’re close … bring other people close with you — helping them see issues that can otherwise feel far removed

Arianna Huffington to 2016 grads: ‘Safeguard your attention’

Some advice on rising above the clamor of buzzing, blinking, and flashing digital distractions

David Brooks: ‘To have a fulfilling life you have to make promises.’

The columnist and author explains why the measure of our lives depends on how well we commit

Lin-Manuel Miranda: ‘Your stories are essential.’

Read what Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the smash Broadway hit ‘Hamilton,’ told the University of Pennsylvania

Sheryl Sandberg: ‘The lessons that I only learned in death’

Facebook’s COO shares lessons in life and loss with the Class of 2016