Across Canada June 6

Updated: 2014-06-06 05:33

By Na Li (China Daily Canada)

Across Canada June 6

DINSTINGUISHED GUESTS

Guests pose at the Bethune sculpture. From left: Adrienne Clarkson, former governor general of Canada; David Pellettier, who made the sculpture; Zhang Bin and Niu Gensheng, the sculpture's financial donors; Michael Wilson, chancellor of the University of Toronto; Catharine Whiteside, dean of the faculty of Medicine; Meric Gertler; president of the University of Toronto; and David Price, a member of the Bethune family. Zhang Bin and Niu Gensheng contributed $800,000 to create the life-sized work and for new awards to medical students in Bethune's name. NA LI / CHINA DAILY/ Toronto