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July 9, 2006 “It was with deep emotion that my husband Jean-Daniel Lafond and I learned, during our first regional visit to Newfoundland-and-Labrador, of the death of Corporal Anthony Joseph Boneca, a reservist from the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Corporal Boneca succumb...

July 22, 2006 “My husband Jean-Daniel Lafond and I were very saddened to learn today in Italy about the incident near Kandahar, Afghanistan that cost the lives of Corporal Francisco Gomez and Corporal Jason Patrick Warren and that also injured eight other Canadian military personnel. The increasing ...

July 30, 2006 It has now been confirmed that Canadian Major Paeta Derek Hess-von Kruedener was one of the four soldiers posted to the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization in South Lebanon whose lives were tragically cut short on July 25. This sad news underlines the deep concerns raised by ...

August 3, 2006 “Today, Jean-Daniel and I share the grief of a nation. It was with great sorrow that we learned of the death of four of our soldiers and of the injuries sustained by a number of their comrades-in-arms during attacks by Taliban militia in and around Kandahar. Our thoughts are also with...

August 5, 2006 Today, we regrettably learned that Master Corporal Raymond Arndt lost his life in Afghanistan in a road accident involving a supply convoy and a civilian truck, which also injured three of his comrades. As Canadians, we are becoming increasingly conscious of the commitment that our so...

August 9, 2006“My husband Jean-Daniel Lafond and I are deeply saddened by this tragic accident that took the life of Master Corporal Jeffrey Scott Walsh, of Shilo, Manitoba, who had just been deployed to Afghanistan. I know that Canadians everywhere stand together to offer comfort and support to Mas...

August 11, 2006 “On this International Youth Day, I would like to extend my warmest greetings to you, Canada’s youth—so energetic, so passionate, so devoted to truth and justice. For all of you who have committed to “tackling poverty together,” the theme for this year’s youth day, this is an occasio...

August 12, 2006 “It was with great sadness that my husband Jean-Daniel Lafond and I learned that Corporal Andrew James Eykelenboom, who was serving with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), was a victim of a bomb attack in Spin Boldak, near the Pakistan border in Afghanistan. Our thoughts ...

August 23, 2006 It was with great sorrow that my husband Jean-Daniel Lafond and I learned of the death of Corporal David Braun, from the 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, based in Shilo, Manitoba, in a suicide attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan. My thoughts are first and foremo...

September 3, 2006 “My husband Jean-Daniel Lafond and I were saddened to learn of the death of four Canadian soldiers deployed to Afghanistan, Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan and Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish, both of 1st Batallion, Royal Canadian Regiment, and of the death of two other ...

September 5, 2006 “The circumstances surrounding the death of Private Mark Anthony Graham of the 1st Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment and the injuries sustained by a number of his comrades in Southern Afghanistan are tragic. My husband Jean-Daniel Lafond and I are deeply saddened by this tur...

September 13, 2006 “It was with great sadness that my husband Jean-Daniel Lafond and I learned of the terrible tragedy that unfolded this afternoon at Dawson College in Montreal. My first thoughts went immediately to the wounded, students, parents, and college staff for whom this has been a very try...

September 19, 2006“It was with great sorrow that my husband Jean-Daniel Lafond and I learned, while at the Citadelle of Québec, of the terrible tragedy now facing the families, loved ones and comrades of Corporal Glen Arnold, of 2nd Field Ambulance, and of Corporal Shane Keating, Corporal Keith Morl...

September 30, 2006 "My husband, Jean Daniel Lafond, and I, were extremely troubled by the tragic death Friday of Private Josh Klukie of the 1st Battalion of The Royal Canadian Regiment, in the district of Panjwayi, province of Kandahar. Today we honour his memory and his commitment to freedom, justi...

October 4, 2006 “My husband Jean-Daniel Lafond and I are deeply saddened by the death of two more of our soldiers in Afghanistan, Sergeant Craig Paul Gillam and Corporal Robert Thomas James Mitchell, both members of the Royal Canadian Dragoons based in Petawawa, Ontario. Our thoughts also go out to ...

October 8, 2006 “It was with great sorrow that my husband Jean-Daniel Lafond and I learned of the death of Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson from the Royal Canadian Dragoons based in Petawawa, Ontario, in the district of Panjwayi in Afghanistan. Trooper Wilson was killed by the explosion of an Improvised E...

October 15, 2006 "My husband Jean-Daniel Lafond and I were deeply saddened to hear of the ambush that took place in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar Province, which claimed the lives of Sergeant Darcy Scott Tedford and Private Blake Neil Williamson, and injured two members of the Canadian Forces. T...

October 16, 2006 “What Makes Us Great Citizens of This Country” “Over the past year, I have had the immense privilege of visiting most provinces and territories of Canada, this vast country that is ours. You have welcomed me, along with my husband Jean-Daniel Lafond and our daughter Marie-Éden, with...

November 7, 2006 “A symbol of the tremendous dedication and valiant courage of our fallen soldiers, the poppy is worn today as a sign of remembrance of the terrible price paid on the battlefields to ensure our precious freedom. It is a simple flower worn close to our hearts, for we have not forgotte...

November 10, 2006 “It is with great sadness that we have learned of the sudden passing of our colleague and friend Mary Percy, as the result of a heart attack on November 7, 2006. We all carry the heavy burden of this very sad news. Even in retirement, Mary contributed immensely to the success of ou...