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Dalai Lama is Canadian, eh
John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" Started conversation Jun 25, 2006
The Canadian House of Commons has voted to give honouurary Canadian citizenship to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Nelson Mandela and Raoul Wallenberg are the only other honourary Canadian Citizens.
The following is from the House of Commons release:
39th Parliament, 1st Session
Edited Hansard o Number 046
Thursday, June 22, 2006
The Speaker: [English]
We have a request from the hon. member for Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet
Mr. David Sweet (Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale, CPC): Mr. Speaker, there have been consultations among the various parties and I believe that if you seek it, you will find unanimous consent for the following motion:
That, whereas Tenzin Gyatso, the fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet, has been recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize as one of the world's leading champions of peace and non-violence; and
Whereas His Holiness the Dalai Lama will visit Canada from September 9th to the 11th of this year; and
Whereas this House has previously acknowledged historic visits to Canada by other leading champions of human dignity, such as Raoul Wallenberg and Nelson Mandela, by adopting motions granting them "honorary Canadian citizenship";
Therefore, this House resolves to bestow the title "honorary Canadian citizen" on His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet.
The Speaker: Does the hon. member for Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale have the unanimous consent of the House to propose this motion?
Some hon. members: Agreed.
(Motion agreed to)
Dalai Lama is Canadian, eh
anhaga Posted Jun 26, 2006
I noticed that story earlier today and I was thinking I'd better add His Holiness to the list of Internationally Famous Canadians.
Dalai Lama is Canadian, eh
~ jwf ~ scribblo ergo sum Posted Jun 27, 2006
Sheesh! I thought they'd already done that; last time he was here. Him and Nelson Mandella were here about the same time a couple years back when the US Ambassador was warning us that we are judged by the company we keep and threatening to close our borders and/or...
~jwf~
Dalai Lama is Canadian, eh
John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" Posted Jul 27, 2006
Was that a threat or a promise do you think? The drive home would sure be less of a pain without those NY and Michigan plates. 
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