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November 6, 2006 by Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean The monument we unveiled yesterday represents four centuries of history. No small undertaking! The choice was narrowed down to fourteen individuals who helped to shape our country. Women and men whose heroism set them apart, from the seventeenth cent...

November 19, 2006 by Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean Canada’s governors general have traditionally played an important role in maintaining relations with other countries by undertaking State visits abroad. Each year, the governor general hosts a significant number of State visits. As is the custom in ...

November 21, 2006 by Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean Here I am on the soil of Africa. This emotionally charged journey begins in the heart of Algeria who is awakening after several difficult years – this decade of blood in which so many Algerians suffered. I am here to salute their courage and determi...

November 28, 2006 by Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean Mali will resonate for a long time in our spirits and hearts. As soon as we arrived and were welcomed, the tone was set. Hundreds of women on the tarmac were hailing me to the cry of “solidarity among the women of the whole wide world.” And it was u...