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The Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate is the official poet laureate of Canada. The current poet laureate is Michel Pleau, who was appointed on January 1, 2014.〔("Canada names Michel Pleau as new parliamentary poet laureate" ). ''The Globe and Mail'', January 7, 2014.〕 The position is an office of the Library of Parliament. ==Role== According to the laureate's official Web site: "The Poet’s role is to encourage and promote the importance of literature, culture and language in Canadian society. Federal legislators created the position in 2001 to draw Canadians’ attention to poetry, both spoken and written, and its role in our lives."〔() Web page titled "Welcome to the Web site for the Parliamentary Poet Laureate", accessed December 16, 2006〕 The Parliament of Canada Act states that the laureate may:〔 * Write poems "especially for use in Parliament on important occasions" * Sponsor poetry readings * Give advice to "the Parliamentary Librarian regarding the Library’s collection and acquisitions to enrich its cultural materials" * Do anything else: "perform other related duties at the request of the Speaker of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Commons, or the Parliamentary Librarian." The laureate serves at the pleasure of both the Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons, with the maximum term of office set at two years.〔() Web page titled "Questions and Answers" at the ''Parliamentary Poet Laureate'' Web site, accessed December 16, 2006〕 The position comes with an annual stipend of $20,000, up to $13,000 in travel expenses annually, a budget for administrative expenses and translation/adaptation into Canada’s second official language.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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