Iqaluit, Nunavut — This February 4th, proclaimed International Day of Human Fraternity by the United Nations, my husband Jean-Daniel Lafond and I are expected in Iqaluit, in the Arctic, at the invitation of the Nunavut Black History Society.

Did you know that, for the past 10 years, Black History Month has been celebrated within the beating heart of the Inuit world?

“I was sincerely moved by the announcement of the scholarship program created under my name,” said Madame Jean after the announcement. “I am very proud to be associated with a major award in support of the International Development program, which has special meaning for me.” The International Development program provides students with the right knowledge and intercultural skills to create positive change in overseas communities where there are issues of economic inequality, social justice, and environmental degradation. The Michaëlle Jean scholars who choose to complete the 8-month overseas field placement…

Former governor general Michaëlle Jean says the African Nova Scotian experience will be front and centre at this summer's National Black Canadians Summit in Halifax. Despite 400 years of history, Jean said the African Nova Scotian experience isn't well known outside the region. She is hoping this summer's event will help change that.

What we are essentially saying is that we need to tackle this collectively, and bravely. The old ruts get in the way of dialogue. To think that naming the problem is divisive, and therefore unacceptable, is to miss out on so many sensitivities, on so much suffering that must be acknowledged so that lessons learned help us do better.…

Russia's leader will bear a heavy responsibility before history for his senseless, fratricidal military intervention, with its war crimes and crimes against humanity…

Former Governor General Michaelle Jean was honoured with Assumption University’s Christian Culture Series Gold Medal Tuesday for a life filled with firsts and barrier-breaking accomplishments largely focused on helping underserviced young people, minority groups and Indigenous persons.

Keynote by The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean to the International Women’s Day Breakfast hosted by the City of Ottawa on March 8, 2022, with handing of the keys to the City of Ottawa.

We stand in solidarity, holding our hearts to those who survived an ordeal of such harrowing magnitude that one can’t emerge unscathed, forever carrying the scars and the trauma…

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…

The assassination nearly two weeks ago of President Jovenel Moïse has exacerbated Haiti’s already dire situation – political turmoil, spiraling violence, precarious and deteriorating economy – into a full-blown and deepening crisis. World leaders have routinely condemned the killing and called for justice, but their offers of support of Haiti’s teetering democracy have been uneven and ambiguous at best. What the international community does in the coming weeks is therefore critical.