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Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, March 21, 2007
Message – March 20, 2007
March 21, 2007 Whether it is based on race, gender, religion, language or any other reason, discrimination is an unacceptable behaviour within our society. On this International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, I am very pleased to join all Canadians in taking a stance against racis...
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Message from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, on the occasion of the International Francophonie Day, March 20, 2007
Message – March 20, 2007
March 20, 2007 The International Francophonie Day is an opportunity to recognize Francophones from around the world—to celebrate the language we all share and to rejoice in the rich cultural diversity of our accents, legends and histories. La Francophonie brings together a global heritage of culture...
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean - Speech on the Occasion of the Military Family Services Program’s Family Crisis Team Conference
Speech – March 20, 2007
Ottawa, Tuesday, March 20, 2007 There are those who shrink from the issue of family violence—who recoil from the thought of one spouse attacking the other, or attacking their children. In part, I can understand their revulsion; as someone who has seen it first-hand, and who has heard many personal a...