when Haiti's native Michaelle Jean became the first Black and third woman Governor General of Canada - September 27, 2005 |
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| Newly sworn in Governor General Michaelle Jean, second from right, waves to the crowd as she leaves Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005 with her husband Jean-Daniel Lafond, right, and six year-old daughter Marie-Eden Jean, not shown, in a landau. Jean is a refugee from Haiti _ the first black and only the third woman to hold the title of governor general. (AP PHOTO/CP, Jonathan Hayward) | |
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| Newly sworn in Governor General Michaelle Jean, center, greets people in the Hall of Honnor on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005 with her six year-old daughter Marie-Eden Jean, front right, as Prime Minister Paul Martin follows. Jean is a refugee from Haiti _ the first black and only the third woman to hold the title of governor general. (AP PHOTO/CP, Jonathan Hayward) | |
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| Newly sworn in Governor General Michaelle Jean, left, and her husband Jean-Daniel Lafond share a laugh as they sit on the throne in the Senate chamber during her installation ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005 in Ottawa. Jean is a refugee from Haiti _ the first black and only the third woman to hold the title of governor general. (AP PHOTO/CP, Tom Hanson) | |
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| Newly sworn-in Governor General Michaelle Jean, center, waves to the crowd as she leaves Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005 with her husband Jean-Daniel Lafond, right, and six year-old daughter Marie-Eden Jean, left, in a landau. Jean is a refugee from Haiti _ the first black and only the third woman to hold the title of governor general. (AP PHOTO/CP, Jonathan Hayward) | |
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| Outgoing Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, right, laughs with Prime Minister Paul Martin during a farewell ceremony in Ottawa, Monday, Sept. 26, 2005. Queen Elizabeth II's new representative in Canada, Michaelle Jean, a refugee from Haiti, will be sworn into the post on Tuesday. Jean will be the first black and only the third woman to hold the title of governor general. (AP Photo/CP, Jonathan Hayward) | |
