According to Governor General David Johnston, it's the best time in history to be a scholar, as knowledge becomes ever more accessible to world citizens. But providing access to knowledge is still a challenge, and that's something he wants Canadian academics to change.

On the opening day of Canada's largest annual gathering of scholars, the 2012 Congress of the Humanities, he laid out a five-part plan for the way Canadian scholars could lead the charge to build a smarter, more caring nation. Have a listen.