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Presentation of the UNIFEM Canada Award Rideau Hall, Wednesday, June 2, 2010 A great many women I have met in my life have made me who I am today. Starting with my mother and grandmother, who taught me that autonomy is the first condition of freedom. For a time in my life, I carried the pain of wome...

Presentation of Decorations for Military Valour andDecorations for Meritorious Service Rideau Hall, Friday, June 4, 2010 We are celebrating Canadian Forces Day this Sunday, and so what better opportunity to honour members of the Forces who have distinguished themselves through their valour or throug...

June 6, 2010 Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, on the occasion of Canadian Forces Day OTTAWA— Since the beginning of my mandate as Commander-in-Chief of Canada, I have had the privilege of working beside members of our...

June 7, 2010 Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, on the death of Sergeant Martin Goudreault OTTAWA—It was with profound sadness that, following Canadian Forces Day, we learned that another of our soldiers has died in Afg...

Launch of the Indigenous Women in Community Leadership Program Gatineau, Monday, May 7, 2010 Thank you, Mary, for your kind words. Let me begin by honouring the Algonquin people on whose ancestral land we stand today. It is such a pleasure for me to join you today in celebrating the launching of the...

Message on the occasion of the G(irls) 20 Summitorganized by the Belinda Stronach Foundation Recorded at Rideau Hall, Thursday, June 10, 2010 My friends, Most of the international challenges that will be addressed at the G8 and G20 Summits in a few days have direct repercussions on the lives of coun...

Reception for Outgoing Canadian Heads of Mission Rideau Hall, Friday, June 11, 2010 It is a tradition here at Rideau Hall to hold a reception every spring for the outgoing Canadian heads of mission, and it is always a great pleasure for my husband, Jean-Daniel Lafond, and me to celebrate with you as...

Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, on the occasion of National Public Service Week, June 13 to 19, 2010 June 12, 2010 National Public Service Week, June 13 to 19, 2010, is another wonderful opportunity for me to applaud the remarkable contrib...

Art Matters Forum held in conjunction with the Magnetic North Theatre Festival Kitchener, Monday, June 14, 2010 My husband, the filmmaker and philosopher Jean-Daniel Lafond, and I are truly delighted to be here with you for this Art Matters forum on creating and how to build communities by creating ...

Presentation of Credentials (Slovak Republic, Republic ofIraq, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Republic of Chile,Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic) Rideau Hall, Wednesday, June 16, 2010 It is a pleasure to welcome you to Rideau Hall, and at the same time to wish you a warm we...

51st Art Matters Forum Kitchener, Monday, June 14, 2010 Good afternoon, First of all, I would like to say how pleased I am that Art Matters is joining with the Magnetic North Festival for today's public forum. For a community, a festival is always a unique, intense time where, exactly like a stage p...

Order of Canada Investiture Ceremony Rideau Hall, Friday, June 18, 2010 If there is one function I hold dear as Governor General of Canada, it is that of paying tribute to the women and men whose creativity, daring, commitment, tenacity and knowledge are this country’s greatest treasure. You know, t...

Official Opening of the Tent Room and Concert Rideau Hall, Friday, June 18, 2010 When silence falls over Rideau Hall at night, Jean-Daniel, Marie-Éden and I never feel alone. Because that silence, this place, is inhabited. Inhabited by the memories of thousands of Canadians and people from all walks...

Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s First NationalEvent on Indian Residential Schools Winnipeg, Saturday, June 19, 2010 It is an honour and such a great privilege to be here with you as your honorary witness to mark this first step in the long journey towards truth and reconciliation, when we are ...

Visit to the New Cercle Molière Theatre Saint Boniface, Saturday, June 19, 2010 My husband, Jean-Daniel Lafond, and I are delighted to join you just a few days before the official opening of the new Cercle Molière theatre. My husband is especially pleased, as he is also a man of the theatre. Here in...

June 18, 2010 Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, on the death of Maureen Forrester OTTAWA – It was with great emotion that my husband, Jean-Daniel Lafond, and I learned of the death of Maureen Forrester, one of Canada’s impressive voices and ...

June 21, 2010 Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, on the occasion of National Aboriginal Day As I see it, their cultures form the very foundation of our national identity. The Inuit, Métis and First Nations communities that have welcomed me in...

Dedication Ceremony at the Canadian Tribute to Human Rights Monument Ottawa, Monday June 21, 2010 It is with great emotion that I join you on the traditional land upon which the Algonquin Anishnabe people have lived and flourished from time immemorial. Today is National Aboriginal Day, and I stand b...

June 21, 2010 Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, on the death of Sergeant James Patrick MacNeil OTTAWA—It was with great sadness that my husband, Jean-Daniel Lafond, and I learned of the death of Sergeant James Patrick ...

Annual Inspection of the Ceremonial Guard Ottawa, Tuesday, June 22, 2010 We are gathered here on Parliament Hill to mark the Ceremonial Guard’s return to the National Capital. But first may I ask for a minute of silence in memory of Sergeant James Patrick MacNeil of 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment base...