Michaelle Jean

Nino Ricci, Christie Blatchford win Governor General's Literary Awards

MONTREAL - Nino Ricci, who won the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction on Tuesday, wasn't always showered with praise. "I was told as a young undergrad that I didn't have what it took to ...

MPs return Commons referee for fourth term

OTTAWA - The first opportunity for Canada's 40th Parliament to turn over a new leaf ended Tuesday with Liberal MP Peter Milliken re-elected Speaker of the House of Commons for a fourth consecutive ter...

Throne Speech to focus on diving economy

Liberal MP Peter Milliken was re-elected speaker of the House of Commons yesterday after five rounds of secret ballots by MPs and will preside as Governor-General Michaëlle Jean reads the Speech from the Throne this afternoon.

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The C-E-O's of the beleaguered Big Three automakers spent four hours on the hot seat in Washington. G-M, Ford, and Chrysler pleaded to the Senate banking committee for a 25 (b) billion dollar bailout package to save their firms...

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Can't we all just get along? That's essentially the message that newly re-elected Speaker Peter Milliken delivered in the House of Commons this afternoon. Milliken -- who has held the job since 2001 -- expressed his desire that...

Economy No. 1 for new Canadian Parliament

OTTAWA, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Canadian parliamentarians returning to Ottawa Tuesday face the government mandate of making the economy top priority, senior officials said. The 308 members of Parliament were to convene Tuesday to...

Canada Council for the Arts: Winners of 2008 Governor General's Literary Awards Announced

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Nov. 18, 2008) - Two four-time winners are among the list of winners of the 2008 Governor General's Literary Awards announced today by the Canada Council for the Arts. The awards are given in the...

Arts about-face? Harper dispatches GG on arts-promotion trip

OTTAWA - After arts cuts that sparked a furor in the federal election campaign, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is dispatching Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean on a two-week tour of European countries to promot...

Throne speech changed to focus on the economy

Economic tough times are forcing the government to rewrite the script for tomorrow's throne speech, scrapping a "laundry list" of priorities in favour of a speech focused on the financial woes buffeting the nation.

CORRECTION FROM SOURCE/Media Advisory: Governor General Engages Street-Involved Youth in a Dialogue

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will visit the Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa to engage street-involved youth in a Youth Dialogue from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., on Monday, November...

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