# Suzanne Pinel

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{{Short description|Canadian children's entertainer}}
'''Suzanne Pinel''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|CM|OOnt}} is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) children's entertainer and former [citizenship judge](/source/citizenship_judge).

Using the stage name Marie-Soleil, Pinel performed for twenty years, using stories and songs to teach the [French language](/source/French_language) to kids. She recorded albums, releasing her first disc in 1976, and starred in the television series ''[Marie-Soleil](/source/Marie-Soleil)''.

In 1991, Pinel was made a Member of the [Order of Canada](/source/Order_of_Canada) for being "one of the great ambassadors of French-Canadian culture, this [Franco-Ontarian](/source/Franco-Ontarian) teacher has helped promote bilingualism among both the younger and older members of the two language groups".<ref>[http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2904 Order of Canada citation] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070930060707/http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=2904 |date=2007-09-30 }}</ref> In 2012, she was made a member of the [Order of Ontario](/source/Order_of_Ontario).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.ontario.ca/mci/en/2012/01/27-appointees-named-to-ontarios-highest-honour.html|title=27 Appointees Named To Ontario's Highest Honour}}</ref>

Before embarking on her career as a children's entertainer, Pinel studied [nursing](/source/nursing) at the [University of Ottawa](/source/University_of_Ottawa). The university awarded her an honorary doctorate in 2002.<ref>[http://www.president.uottawa.ca/doctorate-details_689.html Honorary Doctorates: Suzanne PINEL]</ref>

She was appointed a citizenship judge in 1997 and served until 2010. Since her term expired she has occasionally served as a guest presider at citizenship ceremonies.<ref>[http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/cit-judges.html Profiles of Citizenship Judges] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061218051733/http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/cit-judges.html |date=2006-12-18 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [D'où viens-tu, bergère?](/source/D'o%C3%B9_viens-tu%2C_berg%C3%A8re%3F), performed by Pinel

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