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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D., the Governor General of Canada, today made a speech at a tribute to the late Marie-Josèphe Angélique, a Portuguese-born slave who had been convicted of arsen, and subsequently tortured and executed in public. The...

The Honourable Peter Mackay, P.C., M.P., the Member for Central Nova and Minister of Foreign Affairs, is considering bringing the issue of a possible breach of the sovereignty of Canada to the attention of his counterpart in the United States of America. Amnesty International has discovered...

Yesterday, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D., the Governor General of Canada, presented the insignia for the Companion of the Order of Canada to Bernard Ostry, C.C. (however, the promotion within the Order of Canada has been effective since November...

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D., the Governor General of Canada, is to attend the second annual CanWest CanSpell Spelling Bee National Finals, and to deliver a welcoming message to the student participants, on Wednesday at the Theatre of the...

This should be an interesting one; given the contentious nature of this, the Thirty-ninth Parliament of Canada, I am interested to see what sort of speech the Government of Canada is going to transmit through the Governor General of Canada. :arrow: Questions Do you think that the Speech From...

Today, in response to a proclaimation from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D., the Governor General of Canada, in the name of Her Majesty Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, the Members of the House of Commons assembled for the Thirty-ninth Parliament of...

The Honourable John McCallum, P.C., M.P., the Member for Markham—Unionville and Finance Critic for Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, is wondering why the Government of Canada is moving in a direction contrary to those necessary for Canada to prosper in the future. The Government is prepared to...

I am having some Indian sweets; now how exactly their creators can get away without putting a "These are dangerously sweet!" warning on them, I will never know, but I am attempting to eat them nonetheless. :lol:

The Honourable Wayne Easter, P.C., M.P., the Member for Malpeque and Agriculture Critic for Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, and the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, P.C., M.P., the Member for Beauséjour and International Trade Critic for the same, today demanded that Doctor Bernard Shapiro, the...

On the occasion of the recent election in Israel, the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P., the Member of Parliament for Calgary Southwest and the Prime Minister of Canada, released a statement indicating Canada's continued support of peace in the region, highlighting a strong...

While discussions and debates rage here at home concerning whether or not there should be a debate on the mission in Afghanistan in our House of Commons, another member of the Canadian Forces has had his life taken. Private Robert Costall lost his life defending his comrades admirably. In...

The Canadian Cancer Society has chosen the daffodil as its symbol of hope in the fight against cancer; the Daffodil Month raises funds and promotes awareness in relation to the research into new and innovative ways to combat cancer. This morning, in the Rideau Hall greenhouses, Her Excellency...

The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P., the Member for Calgary Southwest and the Prime Minister of Canada, has stepped up his efforts to shut the media out of Parliament Hill. If Mr. Harper has his way, then the media is no longer to have access to our elected representatives after...

Today, two Meritorious Service Decorations (Military Division) were announced by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D., the Governor General of Canada and Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces. The Military Division of the award is designated for...

Just as I had feared would happen, the Honourable Jack Layton, P.C., M.P., the Member for Toronto—Danforth and Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada is demanding that the House of Commons conduct an emergency debate as soon as the House convenes — whether or not the Government of Canada...

I used to eat hot dogs. Stupid vegetarianism. :( Haha. :)

If the current Government of Canada is defeated on the Speech from the Throne (which would not go in the likely category, but rather in the off-chance category), what then? Should the Parliament be dissolved, even if it's less than six days after the first sitting of the House? Should the...

My fever has started to increase again. If anybody knows any way to cure a flu, then now is the time to come forward with it! I am shocked that it has been this long, and people have yet to shower me with suggestions and ideas for the quick destruction of this most irritating virus. ;)...

A YWCA Canada report has found that a majority of Canadians would prefer to implement the National Early Learning and Childhood Program proposed by the previous Government of Canada, than implement the now-proposed Choice for Child Care direct payment method of the current Government under the...

Yesterday, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D., the Governor General of Canada — whom herself comes from a past where abuse was a constant threat — addressed a reception organized by the Immigrant Women Services of Canada in relation to the progress...