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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean - Speech on the Occasion of a Discussion with Women’s Groups Hosted by the Ministère à la condition féminine et aux droits des femmes
Speech – May 15, 2006
Port-au-Prince, Monday, May 15, 2006 I am so happy that we have this opportunity to talk. I believe that women have so much to teach. Because it was by participating in movements to fight violence against women in Quebec, Canada, that I learned so much. It was there that my view of society changed. ...
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean - Speech on the Occasion of a Discussion with Haitian University Students
Speech – May 15, 2006
Port-au-Prince, Monday, May 15, 2006 Thank you so much for inviting me to join you this morning and for giving me the opportunity to take part in a dialogue that is very dear to my heart. Particularly since the theme you have chosen, “peace and tolerance,” is absolutely vital for Haiti’s future. Kof...
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean - Speech on the Occasion of a Discussion with Members of the Association des commerçantes du secteur informel (ACSI)
Speech – May 15, 2006
Port-au-Prince, Monday, May 15, 2006 I know how cruel a hand fate has dealt you lately. It has already been a year since the fire that completely destroyed the Tête Bœuf market and had a devastating impact on your livelihood left scars in your hearts that will never heal and meant crushing losses fo...
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean - Speech on the Occasion of a Luncheon hosted by the Haitian-Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Initiative de la société civile
Speech – May 15, 2006
Port-au-Prince, Monday, May 15, 2006 It gives me great pleasure to be here with you today. If you only knew how privileged I feel to mark this solemn occasion in the democratic life of this country, the land of my birth. I would like to tell you a little about my impressions since I arrived. I began...
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean - Speech on the Occasion of a Reception hosted by the Canadian Embassy in Haiti
Speech – May 15, 2006
Port-au-Prince, Monday, May 15, 2006 I am deeply touched by this reception, held in honour of my first visit to Haiti as governor general of Canada. If only you know how happy—and moved—I am to return to the place of my childhood at this defining moment, when this country takes its first determined ...