AngelsKiss
August 4, 2005, 12:24 PM
This is interesting, a black GG in Canada...we are making progress:
Michaëlle Jean to take office Sept. 27
Last Updated Thu, 04 Aug 2005 12:16:39 EDT
CBC News
Prime Minister Paul Martin officially announced the appointment Thursday of journalist Michaëlle Jean as Canada's next governor general.
INDEPTH: Governor General
Michaëlle Jean.
"Ms. Jean is an extremely talented woman who has accomplished a great many things," Martin told reporters on Parliament Hill.
INDEPTH: Canada's Governor General
"In Michaëlle Jean we have someone who will take up these duties with a unique perspective and extraordinary experience," Martin went on to say.
"I am proud that she accepted to take on this new challenge," he said.
Jean and her husband, filmmaker Jean-Daniel Lafond, and their six-year-old daughter Marie-Eden looked on as the prime minister spoke.
A short time later, she told reporters her appointment came as a surprise.
Michaëlle Jean to take office (http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/08/04/Jean-appointed-050804.html)
Michaëlle Jean to take office Sept. 27
Last Updated Thu, 04 Aug 2005 12:16:39 EDT
CBC News
Prime Minister Paul Martin officially announced the appointment Thursday of journalist Michaëlle Jean as Canada's next governor general.
INDEPTH: Governor General
Michaëlle Jean.
"Ms. Jean is an extremely talented woman who has accomplished a great many things," Martin told reporters on Parliament Hill.
INDEPTH: Canada's Governor General
"In Michaëlle Jean we have someone who will take up these duties with a unique perspective and extraordinary experience," Martin went on to say.
"I am proud that she accepted to take on this new challenge," he said.
Jean and her husband, filmmaker Jean-Daniel Lafond, and their six-year-old daughter Marie-Eden looked on as the prime minister spoke.
A short time later, she told reporters her appointment came as a surprise.
Michaëlle Jean to take office (http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/08/04/Jean-appointed-050804.html)