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JBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-14-10 11:12 AM
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Canada's (Haitian-born) Governor General's emotional remarks on Haiti
 
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Michaelle Jean was a Haitian refugee, coming to Canada with her family in 1968. She went on become a journalist and filmmaker, and eventually Canada's first black Governor-General.

Her words of encouragement in Creole to the people of Haiti were particularly touching.
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HeresyLives Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-14-10 11:32 AM
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1. Friends and family there she hasn't heard from,
and the scenes of devastation don't give her any hope. People watching it were in tears as well.
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