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  • Installation day at Rideau Hall

    Media Advisory  –  July 23, 2021

    Members of the media are invited to Rideau Hall to cover the departure of Governor General Designate Mary May Simon as she heads to the Senate Chamber for her installation ceremony, and her return to Rideau Hall as the 30th governor general of Canada.

  • Installation Speech (Inuktut Qaliujaaqpait)

    Speech  –  July 26, 2021

    Iqqagijaqattiaqłunga, ilisaqsiniqarumavunga ullumi nikurravingagatta sakkuimmaittumik pijunnautimminni nunangani iulgaankuin Anisnaapimmiut Inunginni, inuusiqarvigisimajangat kamagittiaqługulu tamanna nunarjuami nunait ilangata arraagugasaalunnut tausatinut tikiusimaliqtuni.

  • Installation Speech (Inuktitut)

    Speech  –  July 26, 2021

    ᐃᖅᑲᒋᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᖓ, ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᓂᖃᕈᒪᕗᖓ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓂᑯᕐᕋᕕᖓᒐᑦᑕ ᓴᒃᑯᐃᒻᒪᐃᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᒻᒥᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᖓᓂ ᐃᐅᓪᒑᓐᑯᐃᓐ ᐊᓂᔅᓈᐱᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᖏᓐᓂ, ᐃᓅᓯᖃᕐᕕᒋᓯᒪᔭᖓᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᒍᓗ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᓄᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᖓᑕ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒐᓵᓗᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᐅᓴᑎᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂ.

  • Mary May Simon is Canada’s 30th Governor General

    News Release  –  July 26, 2021

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon was installed as the 30th governor general of Canada during a historic ceremony that took place in the Senate Chamber earlier today.

  • Installation Day Highlights

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    [Screen Description: The screen reads: “Installation Day”, followed by “Mary May Simon – Governor General of Canada.” The background is dark blue and the viceregal lion is in the centre of the image, above the text. A watermark at the bottom of the image indicates that this video is owned by Rideau Hall. This same image is featured at the end of the video.]

    [Screen Description: The video features a series of short clips of Governor General Mary May Simon on the day she was installed as governor general of Canada. These clips feature Her Excellency at the Senate of Canada during her installation ceremony; inspecting the guard at the Senate and at Rideau Hall; laying a flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Ottawa; and being greeted by loved ones outside of Rideau Hall. Instrumental music is playing throughout the video.]

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  • First Audience with Her Majesty The Queen

    Transcript

    [Screen Description: Governor General Designate Mary Simon is sitting in a room at Rideau Hall. She is talking to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II via video call. The Governor General Designate is wearing a white blazer. The Queen is wearing a floral-patterned, green-and-purple shirt, and a silver maple leaf brooch.]

    [The Queen:] It’s very nice to have a chance to talk.

    [Ms. Simon:] Yes, Your Majesty, it’s wonderful to … to be able to speak to you today.

    [The Queen:] So, you’re taking over a very important job.

    [Ms. Simon:] Yes, I’m very privileged to be able to do this work over the next few years. I think it’s vitally important for our … for our country.

    [The Queen:] Indeed, yes. Because your work… your own work has been … you’ve been very busy.

    [Ms. Simon:] Yes, I’ve devoted a lot of my time to working on Arctic issues, because I am from the Arctic...

    [The Queen:] Yes. Yes.

    [Ms. Simon:] … and also working to get a lot of things organized with the Indigenous peoples and the Inuit of Canada.

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