May 2, 2008
No. A/30
On Monday May 5, 2008, the Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will present the Certificate of Honorary Citizenship for Aung San Suu Kyi to her cousin, Sein Win, during a ceremony on Parliament Hill.
The October 16, 2007, Speech from the Throne stated that the government would "immediately call upon Parliament to confer honorary citizenship on Aung San Suu Kyi." A motion conferring this honorary citizenship was passed by the House of Commons with all-party agreement on October 17.
The presentation of this honorary Canadian citizenship is a testament to Canada's long-standing respect and admiration for Aung San Suu Kyi's tireless struggle for freedom and democracy in Burma.
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