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Whit Grant Fraser CC (born November 26, 1942) is a Canadian journalist, broadcaster, and author who, by virtue of his marriage to Mary Simon, is the 56th and current viceregal consort of Canada. Biography
His Excellency Whit Grant Fraser is the spouse of Mary May Simon, Canada’s first Indigenous governor general and the 30th governor general since Confederation.
Whit Fraser C.C. is a journalist, author and storyteller, and vice-regal consort of Canadian Governor General Mary Simon. His first book, a memoir of his life and work in Arctic communities titled True North Rising, won the 2019 NorthWords Book Prize.
In this captivating memoir, Whit Fraser weaves scenes from more than fifty years of reporting and living in the North with fascinating portraits of the Dene and Inuit activists who successfully overturned the colonial order and politically reshaped Canada—including his wife, Mary Simon, Canada’s first Indigenous governor general.
Sep 7, 2022 · Whit Fraser, the husband of Governor General Mary Simon, shares his personal and professional journey from covering the Arctic to supporting the head of state. He reflects on the protocol, the people and the surprises of his new role as a viceregal consort.
Dec 22, 2022 · Whit Fraser is a Canadian nonfiction writer who has spent five decades living and working in the North. He shares his personal and professional stories of the people, places and events that shaped the North in his book True North Rising.
Jul 6, 2021 · In 2018, the journalist and author Whit Fraser published a memoir of his life and work in Canada’s North, including his relationship with his wife, the diplomat and Inuk leader Mary Simon,...
