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December 6, 2009 by Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean We belong to the Americas. Living at its extreme north, we are not always able to fully measure our cultural, historical, geographic and economic membership to this continent or the contribution we make to its rich diversity. The Latin south is the e...

December 4, 2009 Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General, on National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women Geneviève BergeronHélène ColganNathalie CroteauBarbara DaigneaultAnne-Marie EdwardMaud HaviernickBarbara Klucznik WidajewiczMaryse L...

Welcoming Ceremony Mexico City, Monday, December 7, 2009 One of your great poets, Octavio Paz, said that the only thing that the world does not tolerate is “lack of meaning.” For me, what most strongly characterizes Mexico, and what led me to travel its length from north to south before I began my u...

Ceremonia de recepción México, lunes 7 de diciembre de 2009 Uno de sus grandes poetas, Octavio Paz, dijo que la única cosa que el mundo humano no admite es «la carencia de sentido». Ahora bien, para mí, lo que caracteriza ante todo a México, y lo que me ha llevado a recorrerlo de norte a sur, antes ...

State Luncheon hosted by the His Excellency Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, President of the United Mexican States, and Mrs. Margarita Zavala de Calderón Mexico City, Monday, December 7, 2009 Earlier, I told you about my personal affection and admiration for your country, as well as the strong attachment ...

Discurso con motivo del desayuno de Estado ofrecido por Su Excelencia el señor Felipe Calderón Hinojosa, Presidente de México, y la señora Margarita Zavala de Calderón México, lunes 7 de diciembre de 2009 Tuve la ocasión de decirles anteriormente el afecto y la admiración que siento personalmente po...

Speech before the Senate Mexico City, Tuesday, December 8, 2009 It gives me great pleasure and is an honour for me, as governor general of Canada, to speak in a Chamber that is so essential to democratic life in Mexico, especially this year, as we celebrate 65 years of diplomatic relations between o...

Discurso ante el Senado México, martes, día 8 de diciembre de 2009 En mi calidad de gobernadora general, es para mí un verdadero placer y un gran honor tomar la palabra en este recinto entrañable para la vida democrática de México, máxime en este año en que celebramos 65 años de relaciones diplomáti...

Luncheon Hosted by the Canada-Mexico Chamberof Commerce Mexico City, Tuesday, December 8, 2009 It is here, in the “land of the feathered serpent,” the birthplace of pre-Columbian civilizations, that I began this journey taking me from the north to the centre of the Americas. This is not my first tri...

Discurso con motivo de un desayuno ofrecido por la Cámara de Comercio del Canadá en México México, martes 8 de diciembre de 2009 Es aquí, en "el país de la serpiente de plumas" de las grandes civilizaciones precolombinas, donde comencé este periplo que me llevará del norte al centro de Meso América....

Dinner Hosted by the Governor of Chiapas Chiapa de Corzo, Tuesday, December 8, 2009 It gives my husband, Jean-Daniel Lafond, our delegation and me great pleasure to be here with you. I am delighted to be back in Chiapas, where I stayed during a wonderful journey in my youth, which took me from the n...

Discurso con motivo de una cena ofrecida por elgobernador de Chiapas Chiapa de Corzo, martes 8 de diciembre de 2009 Es un gran placer para mi esposo, Jean-Daniel Lafond, yo misma y la delegación que nos acompaña encontrarnos en su compañía. Estoy encantada de estar de regreso en Chiapas, donde ya me...

Youth Seminar on Diversity Mexico City, Tuesday, December 8, 2009 As Canada’s governor general and commander-in-chief, it is an honour and a pleasure for me to join you this morning for a dialogue on diversity in an era of globalization. I sincerely hope that at the end of this day, we will have all...

Welcoming Ceremony Guatemala, Thursday, December 10, 2009 I would like to start by telling you how delighted we are—my husband, Jean-Daniel Lafond, the delegation accompanying us and I—to be continuing, here in Guatemala, a journey from the north to the centre of the Americas, a journey that began i...

Discurso en ocasión de una ceremonia de bienvenida Guatemala, jueves 10 de diciembre de 2009 Permítanme decirles, en primer lugar, hasta qué punto estamos encantados, mi esposo Jean-Daniel Lafond, quien les habla, y la delegación que nos acompaña, de poder continuar aquí, en Guatemala, un periplo de...

State Luncheon Hosted by His Excellency, Álvaro Colom Caballeros, President of the Republic of Guatemala, and Sandra Torres de Colom Guatemala, Thursday, December 10, 2009 My husband, Jean-Daniel Lafond, our delegation and I would like to sincerely thank you for hosting this luncheon on the occasion...

Discurso con motivo del almuerzo oficial ofrecidopor el Excelentísimo Señor Álvaro Colom Caballeros, Presidente de la República de Guatemala, y Señora Sandra Torres de Colom Guatemala, jueves, día 10 de diciembre de 2009 Mi esposo, Jean-Daniel Lafond, yo misma y la delegación que nos acompaña, les e...

Meeting with the Community of Puerto Limón Puerto Limón, Sunday, December 13, 2009 I am delighted to begin this State visit to Costa Rica here in Puerto Limón, and my husband, Jean-Daniel Lafond, our delegation and I thank you very much for the warm welcome you have shown us. I am happy to be with y...

Discurso con ocasión de un encuentro con la comunidadde Puerto Limón Puerto Limón, domingo 13 de diciembre de 2009 Estoy encantada de iniciar esta visita de Estado a Costa Rica aquí mismo, en Puerto Limón, y junto con la delegación que me acompaña, les estamos profundamente agradecidos por su cálida...

State Luncheon Hosted by His Excellency Óscar Arias Sánchez, President of the Republic of Costa Rica San José, Monday, December 14, 2009 We are extremely grateful to you for graciously hosting this luncheon in honour of Canada’s first State visit to Costa Rica, which will be an excellent opportunity...