Discussion on women and leadership with the Governor General

Her Excellency the Right Honorable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, is discussing with participants (in chronological order) Ms. Sheila Fraser, Auditor General of Canada, Ms. Fanny Wylde, first female Algonquin Lawyer, Ms. Marie-Lucie Morin, Deputy Minister of International Trade, Ms. Eugénie Boudreau, University of Ottawa Student, Ms. Elisabeth Dembil, Director of the Carrefour de liaison et d’aide multiethnique, Ms. Veronica Tennant, Penelopiad Company Choreographer, Ms. Stéphanie Charron, Institute of Women’s Studies at the Université du Québec à Montréal, and Ms. Rita Lafontaine, well-known French Canadian Comedian, during a discussion on women and leadership held in the Rideau Hall Ballroom.

Chair of the National Arts Centre Foundation Ms. Gail O’Brien pronounces opening remarks at the discussion on women and leadership hosted by the Governor General in the Rideau Hall Ballroom.

Her Excellency the Right Honorable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, speaks to the participants at the discussion on women and leadership. Panellists (from left to right): Ms. Marthe Blouin, Press Secretary to the Governor General of Canada, Ms. Marie Chouinard, Choreographer and Dancer, Ms. Zita Cobb, Philanthropist and Social Entrepreneur, and Ms.Gail Asper from the Asper Foundation, in the Rideau Hall Ballroom.

Ms. Gail Asper from the Asper Foundation addresses guests as a panellist at the discussion on women and leadership hosted by the Governor General in the Rideau Hall Ballroom.

Ms. Zita Cobb, Philanthropist and Social Entrepreneur, addresses guests as a panellist at the discussion on women and leadership hosted by the Governor General in the Rideau Hall Ballroom.

Ms. Marie Chouinard, Choreographer and Dancer, addresses guests as a panellist at the discussion on women and leadership hosted by the Governor General in the Rideau Hall Ballroom.