Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc (December 18, 1928June 24, 2009) was a Canadian journalist and politician who served as the 25th

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from 1995 to 1999. LeBlanc was born and educated in

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, and also studied in

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prior to becoming a teacher and then a reporter for Radio-Canada. He was elected to the

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in 1972, whereafter he served as a

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until 1984, when he was moved to the

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and became that chamber's Speaker. In 1995, he was appointed as governor general by Queen

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, on the recommendation of

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, to replace Ramon John Hnatyshyn as

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, and he occupied the post until succeeded by Adrienne Clarkson in 1999, citing his health as the reason for his stepping down. His appointment as the Queen's representative caused some controversy, due to perceptions of political favouritism, though he was praised for raising the stature of

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and

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s, and for returning Rideau Hall to the centre of life in Ottawa. On August 8, 1974, LeBlanc was sworn into the

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. He died of

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on June 24, 2009, aged 80.

Early life

LeBlanc was born on December 18, 1928 in Memramcook, New Brunswick, where he was raised, the youngest of seven children of Marie Lucie Claire LeBlanc and Philias LeBlanc. LeBlanc obtained bachelor degrees in

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and

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from the Collège St-Joseph before studying French civilization at the Université de Paris. He then moved on to teaching for nine years at Drummond's high school from 1951 to 1953 and the New Brunswick Teachers' College in

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from 1955 to 1959 after which he obtained work between 1960 and 1967 as a journalist with the

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broadcaster, Radio-Canada, serving in the bureaus in

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, the

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, and the

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. His first marriage, to Joslyn "Lyn" Carter, with whom LeBlanc had two children (Genevieve and

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), lasted from 1966 to 1981; in 1994, he married Diana Fowler, who also had two children from a previous marriage.

Early political career

LeBlanc stepped into the realm of politics when he became the press secretary for successive prime ministers

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and

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. He then went further, winning in the 1972 federal election a seat in the

as the

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representative for Westmorland-Kent, paving the way for his appointment as the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans in the Cabinet chaired by Trudeau. LeBlanc was a key figure in Canada's imposition of a 200-mile fishing zone; the establishment of a new fisheries licensing system; the widespread use of quotas and zones that protected Canadian fishermen from overexpansion and competition from trawlers owned by large companies; the owner-operator rule, requiring licence holders to operate vessels themselves; the separate-fleet rule, preventing corporations from obtaining licences for an under-65-foot fleet; and for creating an additional system of advisory committees that permitted fishermen a larger voice in fisheries management. On one occasion, LeBlanc also persuaded Trudeau to advise the Governor General to close Canadian ports to

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fishing vessels, a headline-grabbing diplomatic thrust that resulted in better co-operation, and forbade all foreign corporations from holding commercial fishing licences in Canada. On the

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coast, LeBlanc oversaw the creation of the Salmonid Enhancement Program, which aimed at doubling salmon production, and quelled plans by Alcan that were deemed to threaten salmon rivers at the time. Late in 1982, LeBlanc became Minister of Public Works for two years before being nominated by Trudeau to then Governor General Jeanne Sauvé for appointment to the

on June 29, 1984. He was then selected in 1993 by Prime Minister

as Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn's appointee as that chamber's speaker.

Governor General of Canada

LeBlanc's time as the Queen's viceregal representative was considered to have been low key and largely uneventful, especially in comparison to that of his successor, Adrienne Clarkson. He was, however, the first governor general of

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n heritage, which earned praise from the Acadian community, and he was also the first from the Canadian

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to be appointed as viceroy.

As governor general-designate

It was announced from the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada on November 22, 1994, that

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had approved

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's choice of LeBlanc to succeed Ray Hnatyshyn as the Queen's representative. Thereafter, LeBlanc was invited to an

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with the Queen at Sandringham House, and he was said to have been impressed and inspired by the devotion to duty on the part of both Elizabeth and her mother. The commission appointing LeBlanc under the

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and Great Seal of Canada was issued on January 16, 1995. The greatest publicity LeBlanc attracted in his career came immediately after the announcement of his appointment as Governor General: although previous honorees had worked as politicians prior to and after serving as viceroy, the recommendation of a prominent

politician and organiser was criticised as being little more than a

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gift from the Prime Minister to a loyal party member. In the 1993 federal election, LeBlanc had been one of the chief architects of the Liberal Party's election strategy, and was a strong party loyalist. In protest, both

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leader Preston Manning and

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leader

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refused to attend LeBlanc's installation ceremony.

In office

As with each governor general, LeBlanc took on unofficial and personal mandates, choosing for himself: voluntarism, the teaching of Canadian history, Canada's Aboriginal peoples, and the military. He spoke often about the generosity, tolerance, and compassion of Canadians, and admired the dignity and abilities of the common citizen. To recognize the "unsung heroes" who volunteer their time and effort to help others, LeBlanc initiated in 1996 the Governor General's Caring Canadian Award, and, on June 21, of the same year, was proud to issue a

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inaugurating National Aboriginal Day as an annual observance. As well, in 1996 LeBlanc formed the Governor General's Award for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History, in 1999 partnered with the

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for the Arts to create the Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts, oversaw the issuance of the Governor General's Canadian History Medal for the Millennium, and established the Governor General's Millennium Edition of the Map of Canada, which was taken into space in 1999 by

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. LeBlanc travelled to all parts of Canada and had a special affinity for small towns and cities, making himself particularly visible in those parts of

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after the province's referendum on secession in 1995. He participated in more than 2,000 events, including the annual New Year's Levée, which he moved to various locations around the country, seeing the party organised at

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, in 1996;

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, in 1997;

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, in 1998; and St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, in 1999. Over the same years, LeBlanc also had public access to Rideau Hall and its grounds expanded and improved including opening a dedicated visitors' centre in 1997 so that the number of visitors increased threefold to approximately 125,000 people per year. In keeping with his respect for the First Peoples of Canada, LeBlanc placed a totem pole and inukshuk prominently on the royal property. Amongst numerous other official and ceremonial duties, the Governor General granted

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to amendments to the constitution on three occasions: April 21, 1997, December 19, 1997, and January 8, 1998, and also issued the royal proclamation announcing the creation of the territory of

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on April 1, 1999. LeBlanc welcomed to Rideau Hall the Queen,

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, and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, along with a host of foreign dignitaries such as

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and his wife, Hillary; King Hussein and

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, and later Hussein's son, King Abdullah II, and his wife Queen Rania; as well as President of South Africa

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; and

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. Further, he undertook eight state visits, becoming the first governor general of Canada to make such trips to the

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, the

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, and

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Legacy

As governor general, LeBlanc was viewed as having been a role model for

, and was complimented for having drawn the attention of the country to Acadian history and culture. As such, he was seen as a symbol for reconciliation, given the past relations between the Acadians and the Canadian Crown's predecessor. At the same time, LeBlanc was also credited for returning Rideau Hall to a status closer to that which it held a century previous, when it was the centre of life in the national capital. Flag of Canadian Governor General LeBlanc

Flag of Canadian Governor General LeBlanc

Although LeBlanc enjoyed all the provinces and territories, his visits touching small towns as well as big cities, he travelled to events in his home province to a degree that some saw as disproportionate. Moreover, LeBlanc never sought media coverage, with the result that many Canadians were unaware of who he was, and his down-to-earth demeanour was thought by some to have been too "folksy" for the post. The accusations of political patronage also failed to evaporate during LeBlanc's governorship; while LeBlanc was viceroy, his son,

, continued to work for the prime minister's office until 1997, when he ran for election to the House of Commons in LeBlanc's old riding, where the Governor General had a series of events planned the very week he dropped the election writs. Further, LeBlanc's daughter maintained employment as a political assistant to Liberal Cabinet ministers, and some of the Governor General's staff had close Liberal Party connections. Personal touches were also left on the symbol of the Canadian viceregal office, from which LeBlanc removed the claws and tongue of the crowned lion, saying that they were impolite and un-Canadian. Though the change did not gather much attention until near the end of LeBlanc's tenure, the reaction, when it came, was generally unfavourable, and the modifications were undone by his successor.

Post-viceregal life and death

After being released from the Queen's service, LeBlanc returned to New Brunswick. There, after a lengthy battle with

, he died on June 24, 2009, in Grande-Digue. He was, as is protocol for all incumbent and former governors general, accorded a

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, which took place on July 3 of the same year, in Memramcook. The casket's path through the community was lined with officers from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, paying homage to LeBlanc's time as

with that portfolio, and the sitting governor general, Michaëlle Jean, her prime minister, Stephen Harper, and LeBlanc's former prime minister,

, all attended.

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featured LeBlanc on a postage stamp released on February 8, 2010.

Honours and arms

Honours

;Appointments * January 4, 1973July 9, 1984: Member of Parliament (MP) * August 8, 1974June 24, 2009: Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada (PC) * February 8, 1995October 8, 2000: Chancellor and Principal Companion of the Order of Canada (CC) ** October 8, 1999June 24, 2009: Companion of the Order of Canada (CC) * February 8, 1995October 8, 2000: Chancellor and Commander of the Order of Military Merit (CMM) ** October 8, 1999June 24, 2009: Commander of the Order of Military Merit (CMM) * February 8, 1995October 8, 2000: Knight of Justice, Prior, and Chief Officer in Canada of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ** October 8, 1999June 24, 2009: Knight of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem Parc Leblanc

* February 8, 1995October 8, 2000: Chief Scout of Canada * 1995June 24, 2009: Honorary Member of the Royal Military College of Canada Club * August 1, 2005June 24, 2009: Member of the Order of New Brunswick (ONB) ;Medals * 1992: Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada * February 8, 1995:

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(CD) * 2002: Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ;Foreign honours * 2002June 24, 2009: '' Grand officier de l'Ordre national du Mérite''

Honorary military appointments

* February 8, 1990October 8, 2000: Colonel of the Governor General's Horse Guards * February 8, 1990October 8, 2000: Colonel of the

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* February 8, 1990October 8, 2000: Colonel of the Canadian Grenadier Guards

Honorary degrees

* 1977:

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(DCL) * 1979: University of Moncton, Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) * 1995: Université Sainte-Anne,

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(LLD) * 1996:

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(DLitt) * 1996:

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, Doctor of the University (DUniv) * 1997: St. Thomas University, Doctor of Laws (LLD) * 1997: Memorial University of Newfoundland, Doctor of Laws (LLD) * 1997:

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, Doctor of Laws (LLD) * 1999:

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, Doctor of Laws (LLD)

Honorific eponyms

;Geographic locations * : LeBlanc Park, Memramcook * : Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport,

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Arms

References

External links

Website of the Governor General of Canada entry for Roméo LeBlanc

Roméo LeBlanc fonds at Library and Archives Canada
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