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Commonwealth Day provides us with the opportunity to celebrate the common bonds that bring us together with the wider international community.

Commonwealth Day was an occasion of particular pride for my beloved Mother, The late Queen – a treasured opportunity to celebrate our Commonwealth family, to whose service she dedicated her long and remarkable life.

OTTAWA, Ontario – As Canada marks the 50th anniversary of the Decorations for Bravery, the Chancellery of Honours has created a new wearable insignia for past and future recipients of the Governor General’s Commendation for Bravery.

OTTAWA, Ontario–Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will welcome the Honourable Joe Biden, President of the United States, on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 6:25 p.m., at the Canada Reception Centre at the Ottawa MacDonald-Cartier International Airport.

Statement from Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, following a bilateral meeting with the Honourable Joe Biden, President of the United States.

OTTAWA, Ontario—Members of the media are invited to Rideau Hall to cover a presentation of credentials of six new heads of mission to Canada.

We face challenges that are unprecedented in our collective history.

OTTAWA, Ontario–Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will present the Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case to five laureates during a ceremony in the Ballroom of the Fairmont Château Laurier, on Thursday, March 30, 2023, at 11:30 a.m.

I am pleased to be here to celebrate all the recipients of the Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case.

Today, we mark National Indigenous Languages Day with a promise of ajuinnata.

OTTAWA, Ontario–Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will invest 1 Commander (C.O.M.), 24 Officers (O.O.M.) and 93 Members (M.O.M.) into the Order of Merit of the Police Forces during two ceremonies at Rideau Hall.

It is important for us to honour and celebrate the accomplishments of police all over the country.

OTTAWA, Ontario–Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will meet with His Excellency Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, on Sunday, April 23, 2023, at 5:45 p.m. at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa.

OTTAWA, Ontario—Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser will undertake an official visit to the Northwest Territories from April 25 to 27, 2023.

I would like to thank you for visiting Canada, for Germany’s interest and participation in the Arctic, and for being a great partner and friend to Canada.

Education is key to this and the efforts of the Northwest Territories to teach the true history of Canada – embracing and promoting a reconciliation curriculum - serve as a model for our country.