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Youth Dialogue on the Occasion of International Year of Youth Saskatoon, Monday, August 23, 2010 How are you? I am so pleased to be here at EGADZ, the Downtown Saskatoon Youth Centre. This is in fact my first visit to your city, so I am delighted to have this opportunity to celebrate the Internation...

Reception hosted by the Province of Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Monday, August 23, 2010 I would like to begin by saying that I am doubly happy to be with you here tonight in Saskatoon. First, because you are honouring me with this incredible reception, thereby giving me the opportunity to meet a greater...

Discussion on Women’s Rights on the Occasion of the50th Anniversary of the Canadian Bill of Rights Saskatoon, Tuesday, August 24, 2010 I could not ask for kinder or more fortifying protection than this beautiful shawl, which Ms. Greyes and Ms. Linklater have so graciously given me as I begin my addr...

Community Celebration La Ronge, Tuesday, August 24, 2010 It is a real privilege and a delight to be with you here today in La Ronge—which, I am told, is the largest community in northern Saskatchewan—and to see Chief Tammy Cook Searson again. I had the pleasure of talking with you during my first of...

Youth Dialogue on the Occasion of International Year of Youth Winnipeg, Wednesday, August 25, 2010 How are you? Thank you for that warm welcome. Let me begin by honouring the Aboriginal peoples who have inhabited this land for millennia and constitute our deepest roots in this country. I am so delig...

Park Naming Ceremony Winnipeg, Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Let me begin by honouring the Indigenous peoples who have inhabited this land for millennia. It is with great emotion that I join you today at this park-naming ceremony. Just moments ago, I was sitting inside the Norquay Community Centre, lis...

Opening of the Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art Winnipeg, Thursday, August 26, 2010 For me, the opening of a new space for culture and artistic exploration in the urban landscape is always a moment of grace. That is why I am delighted to be here for the official opening of the Plug In Institute...

Order of Canada Investiture Ceremony Rideau Hall, Friday, September 3, 2010 I am delighted to welcome you to Rideau Hall and to preside over this Order of Canada investiture ceremony. I remember the first time I took part in this ceremony of excellence as Governor General of Canada, in November 2005...

Opening of the Governor General’s Women's Conference:“Together for Women’s Security” Rideau Hall, Thursday, September 9, 2010 What a joy it is to welcome so many of you to Rideau Hall to open this two-day conference, which has meant so much to me, and which is what I have passionately worked toward ...

Reception for Partners in the Quebec Region La Citadelle, Wednesday, September 15, 2010 It is with great joy that my husband, Jean-Daniel Lafond, and I welcome you to the Citadelle of Québec, a place where decisive pages of our collective history have been written, a place that has inspired some of ...

Youth Dialogue on the Occasion of the International Year of Youth Montréal, Tuesday, August 31, 2010 I have come to Montréal-Nord to hear from you. How are you? I am touched and very happy to be here with you this afternoon. In some ways, it is like a homecoming. I am from all of Montreal, and lived...

Ceremony Marking the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Ottawa, Sunday, September 19, 2010 As commander-in-chief, it is a great honour and privilege to take part in this celebration marking the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. A sad memory, this battle—fought in the air for the most...

Youth Dialogue on the Occasion of International Year of Youth Toronto, Monday, September 20, 2010 How are you Toronto? Thank you for your warm welcome and thank you Kaleb, Michelle and BluePrint for Life for your performances. You have all filled me with your energy, and Jean-Daniel and I are thrill...

Presentation of Credentials (Ireland, Honduras, Tanzania,Serbia, Japan, Egypt, Sweden, Lesotho) Rideau Hall, Thursday, September 23, 2010 It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Rideau Hall today in a spirit of solidarity, and to wish you the warmest of welcomes to Canada. I certainly don’t min...

Reception with the Diplomatic Corps Rideau Hall, Thursday, September 23, 2010 What moving images! What remarkable occasions! What happy memories! The world is both larger and smaller than ever before. Larger because every decision we now make extends beyond our own borders and affects humanity as a ...

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 ...