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- Adrienne_Clarkson abstract "Adrienne Louise Clarkson PC CC CMM COM CD FRSC(hon) FRAIC(hon) FRCPSC(hon) (Chinese: 伍冰枝; née Poy, February 10, 1939) is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation.Clarkson arrived in Canada with her family in 1941 as a refugee from Hong Kong and was raised in Ottawa, Ontario. After receiving a number of university degrees, Clarkson worked as a producer and broadcaster for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and a journalist for various magazines. Her first diplomatic posting came in the early 1980s, when she promoted Ontario culture in France and other European countries. She was in 1999 appointed as governor general by Queen Elizabeth II, on the recommendation of Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien, to replace Roméo LeBlanc as viceroy, and she occupied the post until succeeded by Michaëlle Jean in 2005. While Clarkson's appointment as the Canadian vicereine was generally welcomed at first, she caused some controversy during her time serving as the Queen's representative, mostly due to costs incurred in the operation of her office, as well as a somewhat anti-monarchist attitude toward the position.On October 3, 2005, Clarkson was sworn into the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, giving her the accordant style of The Honourable; however, as a former Governor General of Canada, Clarkson is entitled to be styled for life with the superior form of The Right Honourable. She subsequently published her memoirs, founded the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, and became Colonel-in-Chief of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.".
- Adrienne_Clarkson activeYearsEndDate "2005-09-27".
- Adrienne_Clarkson activeYearsStartDate "1999-10-07".
- Adrienne_Clarkson birthDate "1939-02-10".
- Adrienne_Clarkson birthPlace Hong_Kong.
- Adrienne_Clarkson birthYear "1939".
- Adrienne_Clarkson monarch Elizabeth_II.
- Adrienne_Clarkson orderInOffice "26th".
- Adrienne_Clarkson orderInOffice "Governor General of Canada".
- Adrienne_Clarkson profession Journalism.
- Adrienne_Clarkson religion Anglican_Church_of_Canada.
- Adrienne_Clarkson successor Micha%C3%ABlle_Jean.
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- Adrienne_Clarkson after Michaëlle_Jean.
- Adrienne_Clarkson altstyle "Ma'am".
- Adrienne_Clarkson altstyle "Madame".
- Adrienne_Clarkson as "former governor general".
- Adrienne_Clarkson before Edward_Schreyer.
- Adrienne_Clarkson birthDate "1939-02-10".
- Adrienne_Clarkson birthPlace "Hong Kong".
- Adrienne_Clarkson compartment "Rocks set with four wind-swept jack pines proper".
- Adrienne_Clarkson crest "A loon calling proper naiant within a circlet of trillium flowers Argent seeded Or".
- Adrienne_Clarkson dateOfBirth "1939-02-10".
- Adrienne_Clarkson dipstyle "Her Excellency the Right Honourable".
- Adrienne_Clarkson dipstyle "Son Excellence la très honorable".
- Adrienne_Clarkson escutcheon "Gules a Chinese phoenix regarding a lightning flash and rising from flames issuant from a maple leaf the whole ensigned by a representation of the Royal Crown all Or".
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- Adrienne_Clarkson honorificPrefix "The Right Honourable".
- Adrienne_Clarkson honorificSuffix "PC CC CMM COM CD FRSC FRAIC FRCPSC".
- Adrienne_Clarkson monarch Elizabeth_II.
- Adrienne_Clarkson motto "VERUM SOLUM DICATUR, VERUM SOLUM ACCIPIATUR".
- Adrienne_Clarkson name "Adrienne Clarkson".
- Adrienne_Clarkson name "Adrienne Louise Clarkson".
- Adrienne_Clarkson name "Clarkson, Adrienne".
- Adrienne_Clarkson notes "Just prior to her installation as Governor General, Clarkson was granted a personal coat of arms that depicted her Chinese roots as well as her adopted Canadian life.".
- Adrienne_Clarkson number "0".
- Adrienne_Clarkson office "Governor General of Canada".
- Adrienne_Clarkson offstyle "Votre Excellence".
- Adrienne_Clarkson offstyle "Your Excellency".
- Adrienne_Clarkson order "26".
- Adrienne_Clarkson orders "DESIDERANTES MELIOREM PATRIAM".
- Adrienne_Clarkson orders "The ribbon and insignia of a Companion of the Order of Canada.".
- Adrienne_Clarkson placeOfBirth Hong_Kong.
- Adrienne_Clarkson predecessor Roméo_LeBlanc.
- Adrienne_Clarkson profession Journalism.
- Adrienne_Clarkson religion Anglican_Church_of_Canada.
- Adrienne_Clarkson ribbon "CD-ribbon.png".
- Adrienne_Clarkson ribbon "Canada100 ribbon.png".
- Adrienne_Clarkson ribbon "Canada125 ribbon.png".
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- Adrienne_Clarkson ribbon "Order of Canada ribbon bar.png".
- Adrienne_Clarkson ribbon "Order of Merit of the Police Forces ribbon .jpg".
- Adrienne_Clarkson ribbon "Order of Military Merit ribbon .jpg".
- Adrienne_Clarkson ribbon "QEII Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.png".
- Adrienne_Clarkson ribbon "QEII_Diamond_Jubilee_Medal_ribbon.png".
- Adrienne_Clarkson ribbon "VOStJ ribbon.png".
- Adrienne_Clarkson shortDescription "Canadian journalist".
- Adrienne_Clarkson signature "Adrienne Clarkson SIgnature.svg".
- Adrienne_Clarkson successor Michaëlle_Jean.
- Adrienne_Clarkson supporters "Two tigers Or and Argent embellished Sable each gorged with a ribbon Gules, pendant therefrom a plate surmounted by a cross Gules".
- Adrienne_Clarkson symbolism "The phoenix blends the symbolism of Clarkson's Chinese roots with that of the bird rising from the ashes, which stands for the Poy family rebuilding their lives in Canada, as embodied in the maple leaf. Further, the phoenix, whose form was proposed by Dr. Suan-Seh Foo, and is modelled on a fabric decoration from the Qing Dynasty, embodies the female principle, and represents virtues in both Eastern and Western cultures: justice, prudence, fortitude, and temperance in Western mythology, and benevolence, righteousness, reverence, wisdom, and trust in Eastern mythology. The lightning flash stands for Clarkson's career as a television journalist, and the royal crown embodies the governor general's service as the sovereign's representative. The trilliums represent both Clarkson's home province of Ontario, as well as the meaning of her Chinese first name, which is a metaphor for "ice flowering branch", while tigers are Clarkson's favourite animals, and represent the year in which she was born. The cross and white disc are based on the Anglican Church of Canada's badge. The rocks and trees represent the landscape around Clarkson's cottage on Georgian Bay.".
- Adrienne_Clarkson termEnd "2005-09-27".
- Adrienne_Clarkson termStart "1999-10-07".
- Adrienne_Clarkson title Governor_General_of_Canada.
- Adrienne_Clarkson wordnet_type synset-incumbent-noun-1.
- Adrienne_Clarkson yearAdopted "1999-10-01".
- Adrienne_Clarkson years "19992005".
- Adrienne_Clarkson description "Canadian journalist".
- Adrienne_Clarkson description "Canadian journalist".
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- Adrienne_Clarkson subject Category:Anglo-Catholics.
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- Adrienne_Clarkson subject Category:Fellows_of_the_Royal_Conservatory_of_Music.
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- Adrienne_Clarkson subject Category:Gemini_Award_winners.
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- Adrienne_Clarkson subject Category:Hakka_people.
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- Adrienne_Clarkson subject Category:People_of_Taishan_descent.
- Adrienne_Clarkson subject Category:Recipients_of_the_125th_Anniversary_of_the_Confederation_of_Canada_Medal.
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