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  • Presentation of the UNIFEM Canada Award

    Speech  –  June 2, 2010

    Presentation of the UNIFEM Canada Award Rideau Hall, Wednesday, June 2, 2010 A great many women I have met in my life have made me who I am today. Starting with my mother and grandmother, who taught me that autonomy is the first condition of freedom. For a time in my life, I carried the pain of wome...

  • BLOG: Sino-Canadian Partnerships

    Message  –  June 2, 2010

    June 2, 2010 by Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean I’m beginning my official visit to China in a spirit of friendship and vitality exemplified by the spectacular world exposition EXPO SHANGHAI 2010. Supporting me here are my husband Jean-Daniel Lafond, who has great enthusiasm for cultural diplomacy, and...