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  • Visit to troops in Latvia

    Photos  –  December 22, 2019

    Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General, our Commander-in-Chief of Canada, visited with members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) deployed in Latvia and Romania as part of Operation REASSURANCE, from December 22 to 23, 2019.

  • Visit to troops in Romania

    Photos  –  December 24, 2019

    Her Excellency visited with members of the Canadian Armed Forces deployed in Latvia as part of Operation REASSURANCE.

  • Opening Ceremony of the CSPOC

    Photos  –  January 7, 2020

    The Governor General of Canada delivered remarks at the opening ceremony of the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) at the Senate of Canada Building. On this occasion, the Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons also delivered remarks.

  • Governor General’s History Awards

    Photos  –  January 20, 2020

    The Governor General presented teachers and other outstanding Canadians with the 2019 Governor General’s History Awards during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • GG's Academic All-Canadian Commendation

    Photos  –  January 22, 2020

    Ms. Assunta Di Lorenzo, Secretary to the Governor General and Herald Chancellor of Canada, presented the Governor General’s Academic All-Canadian Commendation for the 2018-2019 season to eight recipients during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.

  • Visit to Jerusalem - January 23, 2020

    Photos  –  January 23, 2020

    The Governor General travelled to Jerusalem to attend the Fifth World Holocaust Forum, which marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

  • Visit to Jerusalem - January 24, 2020

    Photos  –  January 25, 2020

    The Governor General travelled to Jerusalem to attend the Fifth World Holocaust Forum, which marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. On her last day in Jerusalem, the Governor General met with His Excellency Reuven Rivlin, President of the State of Israel. She also visite...

  • Visit to Poland - January 26, 2020

    Photos  –  January 26, 2020

    The Governor General travelled to Poland to attend the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp Auschwitz. Upon arrival in Poland, the Governor General met with Holocaust Survivors who rebuilt their lives in Canada after the war.

  • Visit to Poland - January 27, 2020

    Photos  –  January 28, 2020

    The Governor General attended the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp Auschwitz. The commemoration ceremony took place in front of the “Gate of Death” of the former Auschwitz II-Birkenau Camp and featured remarks by survivors and His Excellency Andr...

  • Annick Bernatchez - Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers Recipient

    Transcript

    GG Julie Payette: You come from British Columbia to Prince Edward Island, and you work in all spheres of society, not only with the poor, but with the young, the elderly. People in our armed forces, our veterans. And for that, we thank you.

    MC: Annick Bernatchez. Annick Bernatchez coordinated the Relay for Life of her community, as well as a mini-relay for her students.

    Annick: That's what it brings me... all the pride it brings me, you don't get paid when you volunteer, but it's so rewarding to volunteer. It's hard to explain. You get a lot of love from so many people around you. We help people and it comes back to us, it's a really nice exchange.

  • Winter Celebration

    Photos  –  February 1, 2020

    Rideau Hall’s annual Winter Celebration was a chance to discover winter traditions from around the world, with over 25 free activities, performances, pop-up museums and food samples.

  • Visit to Vancouver - February 21, 2020

    Photos  –  February 22, 2020

    Upon arrival in Metro Vancouver, the Governor General met with faculty and students from Simon Fraser University and engaged in a question and answer session with students. She then met with residents of the YWCA Alder Gardens.

  • Visit to Vancouver - February 22, 2020

    Photos  –  February 22, 2020

    The Governor General met with first responders dealing with the opioid overdose crisis and visited a safe injection site. She then met with the five teens who saved a young boy who was dangling from a chairlift on Grouse Mountain, and presented them with Governor General's Coins. Afterwards, Her Exc...

  • Teachers Institute

    Photos  –  February 25, 2020

    The Governor General delivered a presentation about her roles and responsibility to a group of teachers from across the country who are in Ottawa to participate in the Teachers Institute program.