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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...

May 5, 2010 by Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean As I get ready to travel to Haiti on March 8 and 9, I recognize that this visit is more than just a return to my devastated native country. I will remain on the island to also visit the Dominican Republic on March 10, as it made considerable efforts durin...

March 7, 2010 by Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean We will be leaving before dawn and arriving in Port-au-Prince in the early morning hours. I dread all the things I need to absorb, to bear and to encounter. But I chose to arrive on March 8, International Women’s Day, because we must remember that hope ...

May 17, 2010 by Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean Canadians across the country have answered generously and donated almost $200 million to emergency assistance in Haiti. We have shown our solidarity with a population that has been terribly affected by the January 12, 2010, earthquake that killed over 25...

April 13, 2010 by Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean In 2006, when I undertook State visits to five African countries—Algeria, Mali, Ghana, South Africa and Morocco—as my first trip to the continent, I called it and treated it like a journey of hope. I wanted to assess the strengths and see the vigour of...

April 26, 2010 by Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean It was a changing Africa that greeted us as we travelled through Senegal to Cape Verde, through the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. Why go to Africa? To do what? What good will it do? People ask these same questions again and again, spread...

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...

Reception for the Friends of Canada Guangzhou, Saturday, July 3, 2010 I would like, along with the very dynamic delegation accompanying me, to thank you for your warm welcome, as I complete my visit to Guangzhou, the south gate of China. We are delighted to be in this region of South China where so ...

Youth Dialogue on the Occasion of the International Year of Youth Rideau Hall, Tuesday, August 10, 2010 How are you? What a wonderful way to celebrate together the United Nations’ International Year of Youth and to launch it with young voices joined together, singing a stirring Algonquin song that h...

Launch of the International Year of Youth - Mosaika Sound and Light Show Ottawa, Tuesday, August 10, 2010 How are you? What a beautiful evening! As I like to say: audacity is the true and luminous spirit of the youth of our country. That is why I am delighted to join you on the steps of Parliament t...

August 11, 2010 Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, on the occasion of the United Nations’ International Year of Youth OTTAWA—Five years ago, when I assumed the post of governor general, I made youth one of my mandate priorities. Throughout my...

August 13, 2010 Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, Following the Natural Disasters in Pakistan and China OTTAWA— The natural disasters that have hit Pakistan and China recently are continuing to take their toll. The distressing images making ...

400th Anniversary of the town of Cupids Cupids, Tuesday, August 17, 2010 We are celebrating a decisive page of our collective history here, where the adventure of the first British explorers took root, giving birth to English Canada, and in this year marking the 400th anniversary of their establishm...

Unveiling of a Sculpture in Honour of the Historyof the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary St. John’s, Wednesday, August 18, 2010 It gives me great pleasure to be here on this solemn occasion to help unveil a sculpture in honour of the rich tradition of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. The Royal Ne...

Youth Dialogue on the Occasion of the International Year of Youth St. John’s, Wednesday, August 18, 2010 How are you? I am so pleased to be back in Newfoundland and so delighted that I have this opportunity to celebrate the International Year of Youth with you, the young “movers and shakers” of St. ...

Luncheon hosted by the Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan Regina, Monday, August 23, 2010 I would like to thank you very warmly, your Honours, for hosting this lunch on the occasion of my visit to Regina. Thank you for the thoughtful donation towards a cause that is so close to my heart. It is a re...