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Rideau Hall, Tuesday, September 26, 2017 Welcome, all of you, to Rideau Hall, the home of the people of Canada. It is your home as well, all of you who have come here to represent your country. This is my last week as governor general, and I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the past seven years...

Ottawa, Wednesday, September 27, 2017 What an enormous privilege it has been to serve as commander-in-chief of Canada over the last seven years. And what a proud, solemn honour it is to wear this uniform among you, and to praise the service and dedication of the Canadian Armed Forces one last time. ...

Rideau Hall, Wednesday, September 27, 2017 What a pleasure to see you all here at Rideau Hall, the home of the people of Canada. All of you are such great friends of this office and this country, and I’m delighted to have this opportunity to thank you for the outstanding support you’ve given to Shar...

Ottawa, Ontario, Thursday, September 28, 2017 Thank you for your warm welcome and for hosting this farewell reception. What a privilege to be here with all of you. My role as governor general is to represent Her Majesty The Queen who, as Canada’s head of State, shares distinct but complementary resp...

September 29, 2017 Farewell Message to Canadians by Governor General David Johnston OTTAWA—When I began my mandate as governor general, I called on all Canadians to join in building a smarter, more caring nation—a nation that learns and innovates, that gives, that cares for the well-being of all peo...

October 2, 2017 Installation Day of Julie Payette, Canada’s 29th Governor General OTTAWA—Today, Ms. Julie Payette will be installed as the 29th governor general of Canada. This momentous day will start with the installation ceremony inside the Senate Chamber, on Parliament Hill, and will be followed...

The Senate, Monday, October 2, 2017 Good morning to all of you who took the time to come here to witness this secular passing of powers that dates back to the governors of New France but that today is entirely Canadian and represents the foundation of our democracy. I bring warm greetings from our S...

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will present the Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case to six laureates during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, will offer opening remarks at the Trottier Public Science Symposium at McGill University.

Rideau Hall, October 30, 2017 Excellency, membres of the delegation, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Rideau Hall and to Canada. This is your first visit to Canada and, as it happens, the first State visit I have the pleasure of hosting since becoming governor general a few weeks ago. I am delighted...

Rideau Hall, Monday, October 30, 2017President Santos, Ministers, Ambassador and members of the Colombian delegation, In this historic room of the residence of the Governors General of Canada, on behalf of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Sophie Grégoire, my son Laurier and many parliamentarians, coll...