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MEDIA ADVISORY: Governor General to Receive Honorary Doctorate from McGill University

November 8, 2006

OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will receive an honorary doctorate of Letters from McGill University on Friday, November 10, 2006, at 9:30 a.m, in Montreal. The Governor General will deliver the keynote address during the fall convocation ceremony. It is the third honorary doctorate conferred upon the Governor General. She received her first honorary doctorate in June 2006 from the University of Ottawa and a second  honorary doctorate in July of the same year from the Università per stranieri in Perugia, Italy.

WHO:   Governor General Michaëlle Jean

WHAT:  To receive an honorary doctorate of Letters

WHEN:  November 10, 2006, at 9:30 a.m.

WHERE:   Place des Arts, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier 

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Rideau Hall Press Office
Marilyne Guèvremont
(613) 998-7280
www.gg.ca

Cynthia Lee
Communications Officer
McGill University Relations Office
(514) 398-6754
Cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca

Created: 2006-11-08
Updated: 2006-11-08
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