Michaëlle Jean in Toronto tonight

By News Staff

Posted February 6, 2012 8:53 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Former governor general Michaëlle Jean will be in Toronto Monday night.  

She will launch the 20th season of “Unique Lives and Experiences” at Roy Thompson Hall.

The five-term governor general and special envoy to Haiti was named chancellor of the University of Ottawa last week.

Andrea Martin, Connie Chung and Jamie Lee Curtis are among future speakers in this series.

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