Governor General to deliver speech at the Site Selection Ceremony of the Residential Schools National Monument

June 19, 2023

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will deliver a speech during the Site Selection Ceremony of the Residential Schools National Monument.

Date:               June 20, 2023
Time:              8:30 a.m. EDT
Location:       West Block Terrace, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario

About the Residential Schools National Monument

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Call to Action #81 calls “upon the federal government, in collaboration with Survivors and their organizations, and other parties to the Settlement Agreement, to commission and install a publicly accessible, highly visible, Residential Schools National Monument in the City of Ottawa to honour Survivors and all the children who were lost to their families and communities.”

Notes for media:

  • Photos taken by the Governor General’s official photographer are available upon request via media@gg.ca.
  • Participation in this event is for accredited members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery only. Media who are not members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery may contact pressres2@parl.gc.ca for temporary access.

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