Inauguration of The City of Québec Told Through Honours Exhibit

Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond inaugurated the City of Québec: A Story Told Through Honours Exhibit now on display at the Residence of the Governor General at the Citadelle of Québec. Through French, British, Canadian and Quebecois honours, this exhibit focuses on 40 women and men who have contributed to the development of Québec, and who have been recognized by the city’s consecutive regimes and governments since its foundation in 1608.

Mr. Jean-Pierre Kelche, Général d’armée and Grand Chancelier de la Légion d’honneur, attended the ceremony and said a few words. Through French, British, Canadian and Quebecois honours, this exhibit focuses on 40 women and men who have contributed to the development of Québec, and who have been recognized by the city’s consecutive regimes and governments since its foundation in 1608.

Mr. Bernard Voyer, President of the Ordre national du Québec council also spoke at the ceremony.

Their Excellencies and Général d’armée and Grand Chancelier de la Légion d’honneur Mr. Jean-Pierre Kelche visiting the new exhibit now on display at the Residence of the Governor General at the Citadelle of Québec.