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Members of the public are invited to lace up their skates and enjoy the historical Rideau Hall skating rink this winter season.

I would like to thank my home community of Kuujjuaq for welcoming me back to our traditional land.

Today, I would like to pay tribute to Ed Broadbent, former leader of the New Democratic Party and founder of the Broadbent Institute

Today, on Bell Let’s Talk Day, we are reminded of the simple power that a single conversation can have.

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day we remember the victims of the Holocaust and of the campaign of anti-Semitism and racist doctrines that were at the root of this horrific period in the world’s history.

OTTAWA, Ontario—On behalf of Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, Justice Karakatsanis, Deputy to the Governor General of Canada, will host a series of events on January 30, 2024, as part of the State visit of Her Excellency Zuzana Čaputová, President of the Sl...

No community should be targeted because of its beliefs. Yet, six years ago today, that is exactly what happened when Canadians witnessed a horrible act of Islamophobia: a deadly shooting at a mosque in the City of Québec.

I welcome Your Excellency Zuzana Čaputová, President of the Slovak Republic, and Mr. Juraj Rizman to Canada.

I am honoured to welcome you, President Čaputová, and your partner, Mr. Juraj Rizman to Rideau Hall and to Canada.

My husband, Whit, and I join with all Canadians in sending our best wishes to His Majesty The King as he begins cancer treatment.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will invest 1 Commander (C.O.M.), 16 Officers (O.O.M.) and 80 Members (M.O.M.) into the Order of Merit of the Police Forces during two ceremonies at Rideau Hall.

Welcome to Rideau Hall and congratulations to all those being invested and those being promoted into the Order of Merit of the Police Forces.

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

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will invest 1 Companion (C.C.), 17 Officers (O.C.) and 42 Members (C.M.) into the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

You are all here in Canada to answer one, overarching question: how can we work together to make our countries, and this world, a better place?

Today, we learn your stories. And your stories are as unique as your contributions to a wide variety of different fields.

It is with sadness that I learned of the passing of the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney. Canada has lost a great statesman, but his contributions will forever be remembered.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will meet with His Excellency Daniel Noboa Azín, President of the Republic of Ecuador, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa.

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will mark International Women’s Day by delivering the keynote address at an event hosted by the Canadian Club of Ottawa and the Women Heads of Diplomatic Mission in Ottawa.

Today, we celebrate the achievements of women and reflect on the progress we have made towards gender equality.