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Port-au-Prince, Monday, May 15, 2006 Thank you so much for inviting me to join you this morning and for giving me the opportunity to take part in a dialogue that is very dear to my heart. Particularly since the theme you have chosen, “peace and tolerance,” is absolutely vital for Haiti’s future. Kof...

Port-au-Prince, Monday, May 15, 2006 I know how cruel a hand fate has dealt you lately. It has already been a year since the fire that completely destroyed the Tête Bœuf market and had a devastating impact on your livelihood left scars in your hearts that will never heal and meant crushing losses fo...

Port-au-Prince, Monday, May 15, 2006 It gives me great pleasure to be here with you today. If you only knew how privileged I feel to mark this solemn occasion in the democratic life of this country, the land of my birth. I would like to tell you a little about my impressions since I arrived. I began...

Port-au-Prince, Monday, May 15, 2006 I am deeply touched by this reception, held in honour of my first visit to Haiti as governor general of Canada. If only you know how happy—and moved—I am to return to the place of my childhood at this defining moment, when this country takes its first determined ...

Regina, Wednesday, May 10, 2006 My husband Jean-Daniel Lafond and I would like to thank the lieutenant governor, the Honourable Linda Haverstock, for hosting this luncheon in our honour. I would like to begin by acknowledging the incredible work you have accomplished as lieutenant governor. I am par...