Canada's new governor general announced
{{date|August 3, 2005}}

Sources have told the Canadian television network [[w:CBC|CBC]] that [[w:Michaëlle Jean|Michaëlle Jean]] will become [[w:Canada|Canada]]'s next [[w:Governor General of Canada|governor general]]. The current officeholder, [[w:Adrienne Clarkson|Adrienne Clarkson]], who is recovering from [[w:artificial pacemaker|artificial pacemaker]] surgery, will step down on September 27 to make way for Jean, who is best-known in English-speaking Canada as the host of the CBC television documentary show, "The Passionate Eye".  

Born in [[w:Port-au-Prince|Port-au-Prince]], [[w:Haiti|Haiti]], Jean is an award winning journalist who is fluent in five languages. The official announcement of her appointment will be made by Prime Minister [[w:Paul Martin|Paul Martin]] at 11:00 Eastern Time (1500 [[w:UTC|UTC]]) on Thursday, August 4.

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2005/08/04/Jean-appointed-050804.html |author=CBC News |title=Michaëlle Jean to take office Sept. 27 |pub=CBC |date=August 4, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2005/08/03/gg050803.html
|author=CBC Online staff
|title=Jean called 'inspired choice' for governor general
|pub=CBC 
|date=August 3, 2005}}

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[[fr:Le nom du Gouverneur Général du Canada est connu]]
Sources have told the Canadian television network CBC that Michaëlle Jean will become Canada's next governor general. The current officeholder, Adrienne Clarkson, who is recovering from artificial pacemaker surgery, will step down on September 27 to make way for Jean, who is best-known in English-speaking Canada as the host of the CBC television documentary show, "The Passionate Eye".  

Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jean is an award winning journalist who is fluent in five languages. The official announcement of her appointment will be made by Prime Minister Paul Martin at 11:00 Eastern Time (1500 UTC) on Thursday, August 4.
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