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State Visit from Canada
On the invitation of HM King Harald V, Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond will pay a State Visit to Norway 28-30 April 2009. 02.03.20 kongehuset.no - State Visit from Canada |
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Why would the Prime Minister be invited? He is not an acting Head of State. The Governor General is.
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Stephen Harper, as the Prime Minister, is the head of the government. The Governor General, as the Queen's representative, is the symbol of Canada when she travels abroad. I like Michelle Jean quite a bit. She always looks wonderful.
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Maybe you can compare it with Germany: the chancellor never attends State Visits. The official representative, so the president, is invited instead. I guess it's similar in Canada: not the Prime Minister is invited, but the official representative of the Queen. It's always the "Head of State" who is invted. |
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Here is a program for the State Visit:
Governor General to Undertake State Visits to Ukraine and Norway |
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The PM would have been invited if decisions were to be made
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The PM would have meetings with the Head of government of Norway, not the Head of State. It sounds like lower level government officials will be travelling along with the GG, and they will talk business with their counterparts.
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Wellcome Ceremony, by Konguehuset.no
kongehuset.no - Statsbesøk fra Canada Vårlig velkomst i Slottsparken - siste.no Photos by Belga http://picture.belga.be/belgapicture...v/13597630.jpg http://picture.belga.be/belgapicture...v/13597616.jpg Last edited by Paty; 04-28-2009 at 08:08 AM. |
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Norway's Queen Sonja, Princess Astrid, Crown princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon look at the gifts presented by Canadian Governor General Michaelle Jean (L) and her husband Jean-Daniel Lafond (C) when arriving at the Royal Castle in Oslo on April 28, 2009.
Picture Arrival http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8880/9680852.jpg http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6765/9680862.jpg http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/1582/9680864.jpg http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/1272/9680870.jpg http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/7820/9680874.jpg http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/8657/9680854.jpg http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/7249/9680872.jpg http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/4266/9680876.jpg http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/3148/9680858.jpg http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/1544/9680860.jpg http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/3236/9680866.jpg |
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Photos from Gobernor General of Canada
Photo Gallery Articles Canada's Governor General Visits Norway | AHN | April 28, 2009 Gov. Gen. visits Norway as it moves even closer to Canada Last edited by Paty; 04-28-2009 at 12:59 PM. |
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I love Michaelle Jean, she is great!
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I´m a bit surprised that everybody is wearing it´s owns orders.
Didn't the General Governor get the Noriegan Order? also The king and Queen arent wearing Canadien orders. I wonder why! BelgaPicture - Category details Last edited by Paty; 04-28-2009 at 05:49 PM. |
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The orders the governor general wears on official occasions are only intended for Canadians and are only given to foreigners in truly exceptional cases (I remember the Queen Mother getting the Order of Canada for her own centennial, and I remember a British soldier getting the military order for his bravery in helping Canadians, though I do not recall the specific reasons). So the lack of exchanged orders is routine for Canada. |
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