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CHRÉTIEN, Jean

2005-0289

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1999-09-08

News conference given by newl-appointed Governor General Adrienne Clarkson and her husband John Ralston Saul in the Foyer of the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, concerning her appointment as 26th Governor General of Canada effective October 7, 1999, this nomination as the peak of her career, her lifelong interest in public affairs, the fact that she is the first immigrant appointed as Governor General, her intention to pursue the opening by Roméo Leblanc of the role of Governor General, her career at the CBC Network, the role that John Ralston Saul will play as consort, the efforts she will make to promote Canadian bilingualism and to have the culture of French Canada known by the English part of the country, the role of Governor General as representative of the Canadian Head of State (the Queen), the need for protocol, and the fact that she was called by the Prime Minister at the beginning of the summer. <30mn>

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