October 6, 2022
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, delivered the 19th annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture in Calgary on October 6, 2022. Her Excellency’s address was followed by a moderated Q&A session on the lecture’s theme: Reconciliation and the Evolution of Canada.
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, delivered the 19th annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture in Calgary on October 6, 2022.
- Credit: MCpl Anis Assari, Rideau Hall
- Reference Number: GG08-2022-0244-163
"Our collective story is always evolving, and I’m optimistic every newcomer to Canada will play a vital role."
Her Excellency, Mary Simon, Governor General
- Credit: MCpl Anis Assari, Rideau Hall
- Reference Number: GG08-2022-0244-095
Her Excellency’s address was followed by a moderated Q&A session on the lecture’s theme: Reconciliation and the Evolution of Canada.
- Credit: MCpl Anis Assari, Rideau Hall
- Reference Number: GG08-2022-0244-351
About the LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture
The LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture is hosted annually by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC), Canada’s leading citizenship organization and the world’s foremost voice on citizenship and inclusion.
The ICC is a national non-profit organization co-founded by the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson and John Ralston Saul. The ICC works to inspire Canadians to be inclusive, create opportunities to connect, and encourage active citizenship. Since 2005, the ICC has supported more than 450 000 new Canadian citizens with programming to encourage a sense of belonging and build a more inclusive Canada.