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June 22, 2010 Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, following her nomination as UNESCO Special Envoy for Haiti OTTAWA— Since the earthquake that claimed nearly 300 000 lives, left hundreds of thousands wounded and traumatized, and transformed mu...

June 23, 2010 Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, on the occasion of Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day OTTAWA— The melding of summer solstice traditions with the holiday held in honour of the patron saint of French-Canadians, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, a ...

Presentation of the First Governor General’s Awards inCelebration of the Nation’s Table Rideau Hall, Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Jean-Daniel and I are extremely pleased to welcome you to Rideau Hall for this ceremony to present the first Governor General’s Awards in Celebration of the Nation’s Table. T...

Arrival of His Excellency Hu Jintao, President of the People’s Republic of China Rideau Hall, Thursday, June 24, 2010 Excellency, I would like to say what a pleasure it is for my husband, Jean-Daniel Lafond, our daughter, Marie-Éden, and me to welcome you to Rideau Hall, as you prepare to take part ...

State Luncheon in Honour of His Excellency Hu Jintao,President of the People’s Republic of China Rideau Hall, Thursday, June 24, 2010 Excellency, distinguished members of the Chinese delegation, it is a great honour and a real joy to welcome you to Rideau Hall, especially this memorable year, as Can...

Presentation of the First Governor General's Awards in Celebration of the Nation's Table Rideau Hall, Wednesday, June 23, 2010 My wife has told you a bit about the official story of how this award began when I was at Cuvee in 2006, but like all good stories, this version is only half of it. I would ...

June 27, 2010 Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, on the occasion of Canada’s Multiculturalism Day OTTAWA—Multiculturalism is a trait of our society and, in my eyes, an invaluable treasure, a key to success and one of Canada’s driving forces. ...

Canada Day Message Recorded at Rideau Hall, Thursday, June 17, 2010 Dear friends, This year marks Canada’s one hundred and forty-third birthday, and we are celebrating in the distinguished presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, whom we wish a very warm welcome. This bi...

Luncheon with African Country Leaders Attending the G8 Summit in Muskoka Huntsville, Friday, June 25, 2010 I am very pleased to welcome you to Canada and more particularly to beautiful Muskoka, which in the language of the Algonquin people, one of the First Nations of the Americas, means “the land o...

June 26, 2010 Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, on the deaths of Master Corporal Kristal Giesebrecht and Private Andrew Miller OTTAWA—It is with profound sadness and regret that my husband, Jean Daniel Lafond, and I ha...

Speech at Fudan University Shanglai, Wednesday, June 30, 2010 I would like to begin by expressing my sympathies, on behalf of all Canadians, to the families of the victims who were buried under the terrible mudslide that affected thousands of people in the Guizhou province and forced the displacemen...

International Youth Summit – MY SUMMIT 2010 Huntsville, Friday, June 25, 2010 How are you? Let me begin by acknowledging the Wasauksing peoples upon whose traditional land we are meeting today. They—along with thousands of other First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples across this country—are Canada’s...

June 22, 2010 by Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean Since the earthquake that claimed nearly 300 000 lives, left hundreds of thousands wounded and traumatized, and transformed much of Haiti into a field of rubble and debris, Canadians have continued to respond in a thousand and one ways. Each of our hear...

June 2, 2010 by Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean I’m beginning my official visit to China in a spirit of friendship and vitality exemplified by the spectacular world exposition EXPO SHANGHAI 2010. Supporting me here are my husband Jean-Daniel Lafond, who has great enthusiasm for cultural diplomacy, and...

Reception hosted by Rear-Admiral Pile on the occasion ofthe 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Navy CFB Esquimalt, Friday, June 11, 2010 It gives me great joy and I am so honoured to receive this naval officer’s sword. As Commander-in-Chief, I have had the pleasure of boarding a large number of Canad...