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4 days ago · Mary Jeannie May Simon CC CMM COM OQ CD (in Inuktitut syllabics: ᒥᐊᓕ ᓴᐃᒪᓐ; [2] [3] Inuktitut: Ningiukudluk; [4] born August 21, 1947) is a Canadian civil servant, diplomat, and former broadcaster who has served as the 30th governor general of Canada since July 26, 2021.
2 days ago · September 26, 2024. When I was appointed as Canada’s first Indigenous governor general, it was on the basis of my many years of experience as a bridge builder between different communities and nations, an advocate for education, a defender of Indigenous rights, and my longstanding commitment to advance reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
1 day ago · Mary Simon. Stay connected: Follow GovernorGeneralCanada on Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube. SOURCE Governor General of Canada. Media information: Rideau Hall Press Office, [email protected]
1 day ago · When I was appointed as Canada's first Indigenous governor general, it was on the basis of my many years of experience as a bridge builder between different communities and nations, an advocate for education, a defender of Indigenous rights, and my longstanding commitment to advance reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. While fluent in Inuktitut and English, I was not ...
1 day ago · An Angus Reid Institute survey from the time found a plurality of French-speaking Quebecers opposed her appointment. When Quebec Premier François Legault first met with Simon in Quebec City in ...
1 day ago · Governor General Mary Simon inspects members of the Guard of Honour at legislature in Victoria, Friday, May 20, 2022. Photo by CHAD HIPOLITO / THE CANADIAN PRESS. OTTAWA — Canada’s vice-regal ...
16 hours ago · Published Sept. 27, 2024 5:04 a.m. PDT. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon responded Thursday evening to criticism of her ability to express herself in French a few days after her visit to the Quebec City ...
