Arent you moving to France so why give a **** what you call her unless you think she can deport you and you would like to return some time in the future.

What about some Yorkshire

"Ah'm reet pleesed ta meet tha Pet."

Do you mean YOU don't know?

<sighs while shaking head>

"y'alreeeet pet?'

I'm missing your point. The only other time I've dealt with a Parliamentary Secretary I just called him {firstname}. But he was a Liberal and not a female.

We got on really well.

Grand plan. I'll add "d'yer fancy a shag?".

Should break the ice nicely.

I think that should do it. She'll be eating out of your hand in no time.

Largely because I hope to tap her for some significant research funding. And I'm a very polite person.

Of course I'm a citizen so the rest of your post is irrelevant.

Wouldn't "tits oot" and "wahey" be more traditional?

But of course you are Maybe Tony Clement might have some input if you receive funding or not as it is taxpayers money you are hoping to tap into.
You might also have done a Conrad Black for all I know i.e renouncing citizenship for all I know so that would be very relevant to my post

Shouldn't it be "buggerallmoney, buggerallmoney"?

I'm sure with your charming wit and reparte she'll just hand you over a credit card and tell you to have at 'er.

I'd tend to agree with the others who know what they are talking about "Ms Whateveritis" just sounds polite

"Ms" also has the advantage of winding up certain kinds of right wing woman who see it as political correctness gone mad.

Is she francophone or anglophone?

And are you part of the whole 'innovation' type thing?