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Category: Honorary Canadian Citizen

‘I stand with girls’: Malala Yousafzai, now an honorary Canadian
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‘I stand with girls’: Malala Yousafzai, now an honorary Canadian

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on April 14, 2017April 14, 2017

She becomes the sixth person to receive honorary Canadian citizenship; the other five are the Dalai Lama, the Aga Khan, Mr. Mandela, Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi and Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg.

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His Highness the Aga Khan invested Companion of the Order of Canada
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Retrospective: His Highness the Aga Khan invested as an Honorary Companion of the Order of Canada

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on June 6, 2015October 11, 2016

June 6, 2005 – Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims…

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Canada bestows the title honorary Canadian citizen
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Today in History: Prime Minister Harper bestows the title “Honorary Canadian Citizen” to His Highness the Aga Khan

  • by Nimira Dewji
  • Posted on May 28, 2015October 11, 2016

On May 28, 2010, Prime Minister Harper formally announced the Canadian Parliament’s unanimous decision to make…

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The five honorary Canadians: Raoul Wallenberg, Nelson Mandela, Dalai Lama, Aung San Suu Kyi, The Aga Khan have been honored

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on March 10, 2012

Canada occasionally bestows an honorary Canadian citizenship on foreigners of exceptional merit. It is a…

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Ottawa Citizen Article: Wanted: A way to make unstable democracies work, Aga Khan says

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  • Posted on January 13, 2012January 14, 2012

Imam of the world’s Shia Ismaili Muslims picks up honourary doctorate from University of Ottawa…

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Aga Khan Garden, Edmonton
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Aga Khan Garden, Edmonton

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  • Posted on October 7, 2010March 5, 2016

BLOOMING GARDEN Look for the blooming of the University of Alberta Devonian Gardens into a…

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Aga Khan recognised with Canada’s highest honour | Canadian Asian News

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on June 11, 2010

By Dilnoor Panjwani http://bit.ly/cuP11o

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Video: World Partnership Walk 2010 Vancouver – Message from PM Stephen Harper, delivered by M.P. Andrew Saxton
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Video: World Partnership Walk 2010 Vancouver – Message from PM Stephen Harper, delivered by M.P. Andrew Saxton

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on June 3, 2010March 25, 2015

Source: http://www.youtube.com/user/WPWVancouver

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His Highness the Aga Khan on Globe and Mail’s Front Page – Saturday May 29, 2010

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 31, 2010May 31, 2010

Note that Globe and Mail is Canada’s largest and most trusted newspaper. http://ismailimail.files.com/globe_and_mail_front_page_saturday_may_29_2010_released-by-im.pdf

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Audio: PM Stephen Harper welcomes Aga Khan to Canada

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  • Posted on May 31, 2010March 25, 2015

Conferring honourary citizenship upon His Highness the Aga Khan is a recognition of His Highness’s…

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High Definition (HD) Video of Foundation Ceremony of the Ismaili Centre, Toronto, the Aga Khan Museum and their Park

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 30, 2010

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Pictures: PM of Canada welcomes Aga Khan

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  • Posted on May 30, 2010

More photographs here: http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/media_gallery Flicker: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pmwebphotos

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AKDN: Images from the Foundation of the Ismaili Centre, the Aga Khan Museum and their Park in Toronto

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 30, 2010May 29, 2010

Photographs at the source: http://www.akdn.org/photos_show.asp?Sid=164 All related: http://www.akdn.org/Content/991

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After Dalai Lama, Aga Khan gets Canadian honour

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  • Posted on May 29, 2010May 29, 2010

Toronto, May 29 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Friday bestowed honorary citizenship on the…

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CBC Video: The National: Aga Khan in Toronto

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  • Posted on May 29, 2010

May 28, 2010News – TV Shows – The National The Aga Khan, head of the…

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Video: Breaking Ground | Global Toronto

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  • Posted on May 28, 2010

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Aga Khan break ground at the future site of…

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Harper makes Aga Khan honorary Canadian | National Post

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  • Posted on May 28, 2010March 25, 2015

Adam McDowell and Drew Halfnight, National Post Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Friday conferred an…

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CBC News – Toronto Islamic arts centre breaks ground

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  • Posted on May 28, 2010February 4, 2017

The leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslim community was in Toronto Friday to break ground…

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Mawlana Hazar Imam receives a certificate of Honorary Canadian Citizenship from Prime Minister Harper. (Photo: Moez Visram via The Ismaili)
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His Highness the Aga Khan awarded Honourary Canadian Citizenship as he is joined by Prime Minister for Foundation Ceremony in Toronto | The Ismaili

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  • Posted on May 28, 2010May 28, 2010

Source: http://www.theismaili.org

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CTV: Harper bestows honorary citizenship on Aga Khan

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  • Posted on May 28, 2010March 25, 2015

TORONTO — Prime Minister Stephen Harper has bestowed honorary Canadian citizenship upon the Aga Khan.…

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Aga Khan becomes honourary Canadian – Canada bestows one of the world’s most powerful men with its highest honour

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  • Posted on May 28, 2010May 29, 2010

http://www.canada.com/news/videos/index.html

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Liberal Party of Canada » A day of pride for Canada’s Ismailis

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  • Posted on May 28, 2010

For the more than 70,000 Ismaili Muslims here in Canada, the foundation ceremony for the…

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Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada at the Foundation Ceremony for the Ismaili Centre and the Aga Khan Museum and Park

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 28, 2010

28 May 2010 Ottawa, Ontario Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the following remarks at the…

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Backgrounder: Honourary citizenship bestowed upon his Highness the Aga Khan

  • by ismailimail
  • Posted on May 28, 2010

On June 19, 2009, on the advice of the Government of Canada, the House of…

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CBC Video: Aga Khan in Toronto

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  • Posted on May 28, 2010May 28, 2010

May 28, 2010 – The Aga Khan, head of the world’s Ismaili Muslim community, was…

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