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Dinner in Honour of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall Rideau Hall, Wednesday, November 11, 2009 My husband Jean-Daniel Lafond and I are so pleased to welcome you to Rideau Hall, Your Royal Highnesses, under the favourable auspices of the Thunderbird, of all livin...

Presentation of Military Valour Decorationsand Meritorious Service Decorations Rideau Hall, Friday, November 13, 2009 We are gathered here today to recognize the high degree of service rendered by our Forces, a service that achieves the highest standards of professionalism and dedication. We have al...

22nd CAPA COA Conference: IN CANADA, “CULTURE” HAS A NEW MEANING(http://www.capacoa.ca) Calgary, Saturday, November 7, 2009 In Canada, the meaning of the word “culture” has changed, as it has experienced a worldwide shift. What it refers to, today, generally goes beyond the confines of art and creat...

Presentation of the Special Recognition of AchievementAward Presented by the National Quality Institute (NQI) Rideau Hall, Monday, November 16, 2009 I am delighted to welcome to Rideau Hall representatives and managers of organizations and businesses known for their commitment to achieving the highe...

Presentation of the Governor General’s Awards forExcellence in Teaching Canadian History Rideau Hall, Friday, November 20, 2009 It is such a pleasure to welcome you to this residence, where history is very much alive in every corner and down every hallway. We have come together this morning to pay t...

Presentation of Credentials (Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Mongolia, Georgia) Rideau Hall, Monday, November 23, 2009 Welcome to Canada. It is a great pleasure to welcome you, your families and members of your embassy personnel to Rideau Hall. Today you cross an important threshold, forging a new, personal bo...

Art Matters Forum held in Conjunction with the Presentationof the 2009 Governor General’s Literary Awards Rideau Hall, Wednesday, November 25, 2009 My husband, Jean-Daniel Lafond, and I would like to welcome you to this, the 43rd Art Matters forum, the fourth held in conjunction with the Governor Ge...

Presentation of the 2009 Governor General’s Literary Awards Rideau Hall, Thursday, November 26, 2009 I see books as an immense space. An endless field that you, as authors, clear and sow with your ideas. They are eternal spaces where the thoughts of women and men span the ages and continue to light ...

November 30, 2009 Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, on the occasion of World AIDS Day OTTAWA—The theme of this year’s World AIDS Day has to do with human rights, in particular, the right to health and the right to live. We have all witnessed...

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...