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Player: Yousafzai and Address Parliament

player: She became an international activist and was named a co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, the youngest-ever to receive the distinction, according to Huffington Post Canada. TAG START player AOL Skin5 player - NO autoplay for AOL Canada function commercial video var TAG END date 4/3/17 Yousafzai, 19, is scheduled to address Canada's Parliament on April 12, when she will officially receive the honour. The Taliban tried to assassinate Yousafzai in Pakistan when she was 15, because she dared to speak up for the right of girls to attend school. The honorary citizenship was actually bestowed in 2014 but the ceremony was cancelled in light of the deadly Parliament Hill attack. Malala Yousafzai Ms. I am honoured by Parliament's invitation and look forward to visiting this great nation of heroes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.