Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada visits the iHuman centre in
Edmonton, Alberta on Friday, July 31, 2009. PHOTO BY JIMMY JEONG

Let me say, the GG could cause the polar ice caps to melt with her smile. I've never seen a political figure able to make just everyone in the room feel comfortable and welcome. Usually when I go to these events where token kids are brought in to make a political figure look, you can easily tell that someone had bribed them to be there. But I got the feeling that the kids at this event really wanted to be there and were to thrilled to meet her.

The Technical Stuff: I find the biggest obstacle on an assignment like this is other media. There were probably 20 or so media types with video cameras, still cameras or audio types all trying to get in the best position. You try to get a great shot, but you have to realize that we all have to work together in the future so you try not to block someone else's shot. Although, on this occasion I did accidently get in the way of a CTV camera person - I"M SORRY (and I did apologize to him).