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January 13, 2010 by Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean I am following, with great attention and concern, the emerging reports regarding the earthquake that struck Haiti with force, and which was felt elsewhere in the region. This natural disaster has hit a country with an extremely fragile infrastructure...

January 15, 2010 by Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean Every ordeal is an opportunity to rediscover what is essential and to learn from what has happened to better resist and return to life. This is what my grandmother told me and I have always thought she was speaking on behalf of our ancestors, that th...

January 26, 2010 by Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean The 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will offer Canadians the opportunity to appreciate the deep sense of commitment and perseverance shared by our athletes, and to celebrate excellence. Soon we will be awestruck by our athletes’ prowess. The...

Presentation of Credentials (Nepal, Panama, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Paraguay) Rideau Hall, January 12, 2010 It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Rideau Hall as we begin a new year that promises athletic excellence, friendship and peace. Exactly one month from now, the Olympic flame will be lit i...

January 13, 2010 Statement from the Governor General following the earthquake in Haiti OTTAWA—Dear friends. Exactly one year ago, I was in Haiti to assess the damage caused by the hurricanes that had cruelly ravaged a country that has suffered so much, and to support the reconstruction efforts there...

Statement Following the Earthquake in Haiti Ottawa, Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Exactly one year ago, I was in Haiti to assess the damage caused by the hurricanes that had cruelly ravaged a country that has suffered so much, and to support the reconstruction efforts there. Yesterday, fate once again...

Presentation of the Public Service OutstandingAchievement Award Rideau Hall, Friday, January 15, 2010 These are very serious and trying times, as our sisters and brothers in Haiti have been once again hit by a disaster of unimaginable proportions. But I believe hope can be found in this new ordeal, ...

January 16, 2010 Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, on the occasion of the death of Sergeant John Wayne Faught OTTAWA— As in previous weeks, we are mourning once again. At a time when our soldiers are being deployed on ...

January 17, 2010 Message from the Governor General on the deaths of eight Canadians and of the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Haiti OTTAWA—It has now been confirmed that His Excellency Hédi Annabi, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for...

Message of Solidarity for Haiti Recorded at Rideau Hall, Thursday, January 21, 2010 Dear friends, The very fact that I can speak to you today over the airwaves is already a sign of hope. It means that communications are being restored, and what a relief it is to finally be able to tell you that Hait...

Mesaj solidarite pou Ayiti Anrejistre nan Rideau Hall jedi 21 janvye Mezanmi, Antèn ke mwen rive jwen poum pale avèk nou jodya se deja yon sign lespwa. Sa vle di komikasyon reprann. Se yon gwo soulajman jodya pou m di nou ke sa kap pase an Ayiti a okipe anpil lespri Canada ak tout planèt la. Tout ko...

Reception for the Diplomatic Corps Rideau Hall, Thursday, January 21, 2010 My speech today was originally going to call for greater solidarity in an era when challenges are globalizing at the same pace as the markets and require an international approach. But instead, this almost-unbearable call has...

Art Matters Forum held in Conjunction with theHigh Performance Rodeo Calgary, Sunday, January 24, 2010 This week, on the radio, we heard an old woman singing as she wandered, like so many others, through the devastated streets of Port-au-Prince. Other voices, shy at first, joined in the singing, gro...

Launch of the Michaëlle Jean and Jean-Daniel Lafond Endowment Fund for Social Communication Studies Ottawa, Wednesday, January 27, 2010 First of all, let me say what an honour you have given Jean-Daniel and me by establishing this endowment fund that will bear our name. We are especially touched kno...

Presentation of Credentials(Sri Lanka, Poland, Italy, Macedonia) Rideau Hall, Friday, January 29, 2010 Tragedy had to once again strike our sisters and brothers in Haiti for a movement of almost-unheard-of solidarity to start up all across Canada and around the world. It is this ideal of friendship,...