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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 ...

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,...

Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, on the occasion of Black History Month February 2, 2010OTTAWA - I am very proud to celebrate Black History Month, and to highlight the decisive contributions that African-Canadians have made in building a co...

Presentation of Credentials(Monaco, Maldives, Fiji) Rideau Hall, Tuesday, February 2, 2010 These days, we are seeing international solidarity opposing the forces of destruction and devastation, as our sisters and brothers in Haiti try to recover from the disaster that has beset them. It is that spir...

Presentation of Decorations for Bravery Rideau Hall, Thursday, February 4, 2010 In these times when our sisters and brothers in Haiti are once again in the midst of a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions, with human suffering so widespread that the images and reports of the devastation are unbear...

Unveiling of a Commemorative Stamp Honouringthe Right Honourable Roméo LeBlanc Rideau Hall, Friday, February 5, 2010 Jean-Daniel and I are pleased to welcome you to Rideau Hall for the unveiling of a commemorative stamp in honour of the dearly loved and greatly missed Right Honourable Roméo LeBlanc,...

Unveiling of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Truce Installation Vancouver, Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Humanity advances when confrontation ends and different peoples begin an enlightened dialogue of peace and reconciliation. The Olympic Truce is a reminder of this and is an ancient tradition that Canada, ...

Presentation of the Members of theInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) Vancouver, Tuesday, February 9, 2010 In this country of unlimited horizons, which welcomes you with open arms, we believe that nothing is impossible for those who see far and dream big, as the young athletes from around the worl...

Ceremonial Opening of the 122nd Session of theInternational Olympic Committee Vancouver, Tuesday, February 9, 2010 The sacred flame of Olympism burns in the hearts of Canadians from sea to sea to sea, and shines a light of hope on the whole world. In the coming days, you will have the opportunity to...