Yousafzai received the honour during a long-awaited and anticipated ceremony on Parliament Hill alongside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, before an audience of dignitaries, MPs, cabinet ministers and diplomats. He did not share the faith of one and a half billion Muslims, living in peace around the world. They say: ‘He’s the second-youngest prime minister in Canadian history! The groundwork to make her an honorary citizen began several months after she was shot in the fall of 2012. “Malala is both a symbol of the setbacks and the daunting barriers that girls can face,” he said.

Source: National Post April 12, 2017 20:03 UTC