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Michaelle Jean, Born in Haiti, Governor General of Canada
Teledjol.com - Thursday August 04, 2005
Can you say “Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean Governor General of Canada”? Get used to it!
by: Woodring Saint PreuxThe Haitian flag is floating sky high in Canada! The new Governor-General of Canada will be Michaelle Jean, A Haitian Immigrant, born in Port-au-Prince, The niece of Haitian writer Rene Depestre, and an award-winning journalist. Let me brag a little bit: One of the duties of Michaelle Jean as Governor General of Canada is "Commander-in-chief of the Canadian Forces. " Wow! Talk about a boost of self confidence! I'm Fired up! Michaelle Jean thought she'd made it big a few years ago when she became the first black woman to anchor a network TV news show in Quebec "I have the feeling that a page of history was written just by my simple presence," she said in an interview at the time. "It would have been unthinkable not so long ago that someone like me would occupy the position I have now." Now she will go on to write an even bigger page of history as Canada's new governor-general. (from canada.com) As Canada's Govenor General, Michaelle Jean will be the representative of Queen Elisabeth II in the country. Michaelle Jean will also be the youngest person to ever serve as the Queen's representative in Canada. Michaelle Jean speaks five languages fluently (French, English, Spanish, Italian and Haitian Creole). “Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean Governor General of Canada” Shine! My Haitian Sister! Shine! Sources includes CDC News, Alaska Highway News, Globe and Mail, & the National Post.
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