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Sra. Michaëlle Jean inmigró a Canadá de Haiti en 1968.
Hope has been a beacon for me since
childhood and into my adult years. It is embodied in this country with
its unlimited possibilities – this country that we sometimes take for
granted. My own story begins as a young child in another country, one
“draped in barbed wire from head to toe,” in the powerful words of the
Haitian poet in exile, René Depestre, who is also my uncle. The story of
that little girl, who watched her parents, her family, and her friends
grappling with the horrors of a ruthless dictatorship, who became the
woman standing before you today, is a lesson in learning to be free.
The time of the “two solitudes”
that for too long described the character of this country is past. The
narrow notion of “every person for himself” does not belong in today’s
world, which demands that we learn to see beyond our wounds, beyond our
differences for the good of all. Quite the contrary: we must eliminate
the spectre of all the solitudes and promote solidarity among all the
citizens who make up the Canada of today. As well, we must make good use
of our prosperity and our influence wherever the hope that we represent
offers the world an extra measure of harmony.
Su Excelencia
Michaëlle Jean. 27 Septiembre 2005
La Gobernadora General de Canadá es la
representante oficial del monarca inglés, la
Reina
Isabel II, en nuestro país. Aunque no tiene ingerencia en el
gobierno, es un puesto sumamente importante y tradicional en el país ya
que en caso de crisis constitucional durante un gobierno minoritario le
corresponde intervenir.
Fuente: Sitio oficial de la Gubernatura General de Canadá, GG.ca
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El Hon. Paul Martin con la Gobernadora General de Canada Su Excelencia
Michaëlle Jean el día del nombramiento Agosto 2005. Photo by Dave Chan
- PMO
Su Excelencia la
Gobernadora General y Jefe de las Fuerzas Armadas de Canadá hace inspección
de la Guardia de Honor en Ottawa el día de su investidura.
Photo Information
Date: September 27, 2005
Photographer: MCpl Paz Quillé
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"Canada must be a just society...Our dreams for this beautiful
country will never die"
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
1919-2000
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