Topic: Michaelle Jean

Canada must come first

The late NDP leader, Jack Layton, said he preferred “that a leader of a party hold only Canadian citizenship, because one represents many...
Senate pages have a habit of enlivening dreary Throne Speeches. In 2006, one young lady keeled over just as Governor General Michaëlle Jean urged...

Michaelle Jean's mother dies

OTTAWA — Former governor general Michaelle Jean's mother, Luce Depestre, died this week after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.. . "I'm in...
Aaron Lynett/National Post. Imagine if all our $20 bills featured Peter Mansbridge instead.. . OK, I admit it: I have a bit of thing for Queen...
It's hard to imagine two people with less in common than The Donald and Elizabeth May, but the world is a funny place, so read on.. . This story...

Michaelle Jean in Haiti to press for education reform

Beloved former governor general Michaelle Jean is calling on the Haitian government to add overhauling the country's education system to its list...

Jean to mark Haiti quake anniversary

Former governor general, Michaelle Jean, is to mark the one-year anniversary of Haiti's devastating earthquake at a ceremony in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, the UN announced.Named UNESCO special envoy to Haiti last year, Jean will pay tribute to the more than ...
The important thing to remember about the Canadian government is that Canada is run by a Westminster-style federal parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy. All laws in Canada must be passed first by the House of Commons, then by the Senate, and ...
I love stories with happy endings. Which is why I wrote this hub about a role model of our time.What is most striking about Madame Jean is her luminous beauty. "More glamour than substance at Rideau Hall" may be a common ...
Canada's Governor General Michaelle Jean on Wednesday praised the military in her final address as acting head of state and commander in chief.On Friday, legal scholar David Johnston, 69, will be installed as Queen Elizabeth II's representative in Canada ...