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On this National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, we come together.
We join our voices to say that we can’t stop thinking about the children who never returned home after leaving for residential schools, children who died from the abuse they suffered, from the grief of being torn away from everything that anchored their lives, cut from their deep roots within their native land…
Read More2020-11-13 Michaëlle Jean named St. Paul's chancellor | CTV News
Source: https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2075652&binId=1.1147261&playlistPageNum=1
Mot d’ouverture prononcé par la très honorable Michaëlle Jean dans le cadre de la conférence en ligne sous le thème « Témoignages d’espoir : Une Célébration du Canada », le 29 juin 2020
Read MoreOpening Address by the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean as part of the online conference entitled “Stories of Hope: A Celebration of Canada,” June 29, 2020
Read MoreJean says Quebec Premier François Legault should know systemic racism is alive in the province
John Paul Tasker · CBC News · Posted: Jun 16, 2020 5:00 PM ET
Former governor general Michaëlle Jean: 'The legacy is still there — racism is still raging on.' (Mathieu Thériault/CBC News)
Former governor general Michaëlle Jean says it's "irresponsible" for Quebec Premier François Legault to suggest that systemic racism doesn't exist in his province.
In an interview with CBC's Power & Politics today, Jean said racism against Black and Indigenous people is deeply embedded in some of the country's institutions, and to ignore that fact is an exercise in denial.
Legault announced an anti-racism task force on Monday to root out discrimination against racial and ethnic minorities in Quebec. He continues to insist, however, that systemic racism does not exist in Quebec.
"My definition of systemic racism is that there's a system in Quebec of racism, and I don't think there's a system," he said Monday.
"We were all touched by what happened in the United States. We don't want to import the climate of confrontation," Legault said, referring to the wave of protests that erupted in response to the killing of George Floyd in police custody.
Jean said she doesn't want this moment of popular support for racial justice to focus on defining a term like "systemic racism." She said it's obvious, however, that some sectors of Quebec and Canadian society are dominated by white people and people of colour are often missing from the corridors of power.
"We come from a long legacy of hatred that we need to acknowledge, a legacy of hatred that came from the time of colonial conquest, based on white supremacy, domination, total dehumanization," Jean said.
"The legacy is still there — racism is still raging on.
"But the denial becomes part of the problem. How can you address something when you don't acknowledge the situation? ... I find it very irresponsible."
Asked if Legault's hand-picked anti-racism panel — which does not include an Indigenous member — can do its work adequately if there is no acknowledgement of systemic racism, Jean said "denial" of systemic racism "is not helping."
"It has to be named," she said. "It has to be identified."
WATCH | Michaëlle Jean says denying systemic racism is 'not helping'
Former governor general Michaëlle Jean says it's "irresponsible" for Quebec Premier François Legault to suggest that systemic racism doesn't exist in the province. 12:17
Jean, a Haitian refugee who was raised in Quebec, said she has experienced racism throughout her life, most notably when she was applying for jobs at Radio-Canada, the French-language service of the CBC.
She said one of her job interviews, in the late 1980s, was focused solely on her race, and that hiring managers repeatedly asked her if she would be able to "integrate" into an all-white newsroom.
Jean said that when one of those managers asked her if she knew she would be "the first Black person in the newsroom," she replied, "You know what? I think we're going to stop that conversation right here. I think there's a problem and I'm not the problem. The problem is on your side."
Asked about RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki's public struggle with the definition of "systemic racism," Jean said again that the focus shouldn't be on a single phrase.
She said the force has to address unconscious bias among police officers that sometimes results in excessive use of force against Black and Indigenous people because of a perception that people from these communities are somehow more "dangerous."
"It demands a constant vigilance. We need to remain constantly vigilant. This is how you ensure you have more social cohesion," she said.
'We've had enough of this'
Jean said watching the death of Floyd, a Black man, while in police custody was painful — a reflection of a police culture that has for too long ignored calls for fundamental reform.
"We've had enough of this," Jean said. "We want transformational actions to be taken. We want transformational leadership."
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Justice Minister David Lametti have promised to tackle anti-Black institutional racism. "We will continue working towards a fairer justice system," Lametti said in a statement to the press. "It is simply unacceptable that some Canadians experience justice differently just because of the colour of their skin."
Beyond policing, Jean said racial disparities are evident in other sectors of society.
She noted that Black communities in Montreal have been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Jean has personally lost four family members, including an aunt who was in a long-term care home.
Jean's comments about addressing systemic racism in Canada came the same day the parliamentary Black caucus issued a letter asking all levels of government to address lingering inequities.
The caucus, which includes MPs and senators from different parties, released a list of suggested changes.
Those measures include improving the collection of race-based data (which the group identified as a priority) and reforming both the police and the justice system to eliminate bias and discrimination against Black Canadians and Indigenous people.
The caucus said mandatory minimum sentences for some crimes should be eliminated entirely. Advocates have suggested that this policy sends a disproportionate number of minority Canadians to prison.
The group also wants governments to take action to better support businesses owned and operated by Black Canadians, more Black representation in the public service and greater investments in Black culture and arts.
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John Paul (J.P.) Tasker is a reporter in the CBC's Parliamentary bureau in Ottawa. He can be reached at john.tasker@cbc.ca.
Source: 2020-06-17 CBC News
Former governor general Michaëlle Jean said racism against Black and Indigenous people is deeply embedded in some of Canada’s institutions, and to ignore that fact is an exercise in denial.
Read MoreFormer governor general Michaëlle Jean lost four family members to COVID-19 and says she was “confined in sorrow” as she couldn’t be with her loved ones in their final moments.
Read MoreQuel est le lien à faire entre les réseaux sociaux et la démocratie? Nous avons posé la question à la très honorable Michaëlle Jean…
Read MoreCONFÉRENCE, Université de Nantes — La Francophonie agit désormais en première ligne sur le terrain de la promotion de la démocratie, de la prévention des conflits et mène également des politiques de développement économique. Alors que la face du monde change, Michaëlle Jean nous donne sa lecture du monde.
Read MoreIntervention de Michaëlle Jean lors de la table-ronde intitulée « Les langues créoles pour dire le monde d’aujourd’hui », qui s'est tenue à l'OIF le 07 novembre 2018, dans le cadre du 2e Mois Kréyol à Paris et en Île-de-France.
Read MoreOuverture du XVIIe Sommet de la Francophonie à Erevan, le 11 octobre 2018.
Read MoreEntrevue d'Anne-Marie Dussault au 24/60 avec Ferry de Kerckhove, sur ICI RDI.
Read MoreEntrevue de la Télécompagnie publique d'Arménie avec Michaëlle Jean, secrétaire générale de la Francophonie, à l'approche du XVIIe Sommet de la Francophonie, à Erevan, les 11 et 12 octobre 2018.
Source : 1tv.am/fr/video/L-Arménie-francophone-Michaëlle-Jean/102645, publiée le 18 sept. 2018. Armenian Public TV, Public TV Company of Armenia 2018, http://www.1tv.am
La Secrétaire générale de la Francophonie s'est rendu en Arménie à l'occasion de la XIe Conférence des OING et ONG de la Francophonie (12-14 septembre 2018).
Publiée par OIF francophonie, le 14 sept. 2018.
Depuis deux jours, la Secrétaire générale de la Francophonie Michaëlle Jean se trouve en terre arménienne. C’est dans le cadre du 17ème Sommet de la Francophonie, qui se déroulera le 11 et 12 octobre prochain à Erevan , que la secrétaire générale a rencontré le Premier Ministre Nikol Pachinian. Le Sommet de la Francophonie est l’un des plus grands événements que l’Arménie présidera cette année. Les délégations de 84 pays se rendront dans le petit pays du Caucase pour l’occasion.
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Visite de la S.G de l'Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie Mme Michaëlle Jean au sein de l'espace d'innovation WenakLabs le 02 août 2018 à N'Djamena, au Tchad.
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Abdallah AZIBERT, le 5 août 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kce9RoVPmqQ
Ce sont les 11 et 12 octobre à Erevan, en Arménie, que l'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) déterminera qui la dirigera pour les quatre années à venir. Michaëlle Jean, à la tête de cette organisation depuis 2014, sollicite un deuxième mandat.
« Je connais ma capacité de mobiliser et j'en ai fait la preuve », affirme Michaëlle Jean, tout sourire, au terme d'une demi-heure d'entrevue accordée à la télévision de Radio-Canada.
Read MoreA l'issue du sommet de l'Union africaine, les dirigeants africains ont décidé de soutenir la candidature de la Rwandaise Louise Mushikiwabo à la tête de la Francophonie, et non celle de la Canadienne déjà en poste : Michaëlle Jean. Alors qu'elle se présente pour un nouveau mandat, elle est fortement soutenue par le Canada et sa ministre de la Francophonie, Marie-Claude Bibeau.
"L’Union africaine est le lieu où l’on peut convenir d’une candidature africaine. Est-ce que ça veut dire qu’ils seront solidaires envers la candidate africaine ? Ou pencheront-ils pour Michaëlle Jean qui a déjà bien réaliser son mandat ?", s'interroge Marie-Claude Bibeau, ministre canadienne du développement international et de la Francophonie.
Une femme africaine pour diriger l’OIF, ne serait-ce pas légitime ? "Tout à fait et une Canadienne d’origine haïtienne tout autant", renchérit la ministre sur TV5MONDE, défendant la candidature de Michaëlle Jean pour un nouveau mandat au poste de Secrétaire générale de la Francophonie.
Elle insiste aussi sur l’importance pour l’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie de défendre les droits des femmes. Un projet présenté récemment par Michelle Jean et qui coïncide parfaitement avec la politique menée par le gouvernement de Justin Trudeau tourné vers les droits des femmes notamment, les violences sexuelles, et l’accès des filles à l’école.
La campagne pour prendre la tête de la Francophonie a donc bien commencé.
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Source : https://information.tv5monde.com/info/francophonie-pourquoi-le-canada-soutient-michaelle-jean-248004
