The Michaëlle Jean Foundation is a

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established by former

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Michaëlle Jean Michaëlle Jean (; born September 6, 1957) is a Canadian former journalist who served as the 27th governor general of Canada from 2005 to 2010. She is the first Haitian Canadian and black person to hold this office. Jean was the Organisation i ...

upon her retirement from that position in 2010. Its aim is to collaborate with other Canadian organizations across Canada to work with disadvantaged youth and effect change in their communities through the arts. The co-presidents of the foundation are Michaëlle Jean and her husband

Jean-Daniel Lafond Jean-Daniel Lafond (born August 18, 1944) is a French-Canadian filmmaker, teacher of philosophy, and the husband to the former Governor General Michaëlle Jean, making him the viceregal consort of Canada during her service. Biography Lafond w ...

who also is

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. The foundation was established with a contribution of $3 million as by the

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- in-Council as a legacy gift and is further funded by private donations, with up to $7 million in

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to be provided by the federal

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Fondation Michaëlle Jean Foundation
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