October 25, 2022
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, was presented with the first poppy of the National Poppy Campaign during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.
<div class="media-caption"><p>Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, was presented with the first poppy of the National Poppy Campaign during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.</p>
</div><div class="media-credit"><strong>Credit:</strong> Sgt Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall</div><div class="media-reference"><strong>Reference Number:</strong> GG09-2022-0275-003</div>
<div class="media-caption"><p>“Every year, we use this time to honour those who have served our country in uniform, to recognize our veterans who sacrificed so much for our nation, and to remember the fallen—those who never made it home.”</p>
<p>Her Excellency, Mary Simon, Governor General</p>
</div><div class="media-credit"><strong>Credit:</strong> Sgt Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall</div><div class="media-reference"><strong>Reference Number:</strong> GG09-2022-0275-004</div>
<div class="media-caption"><p>“This year, we mark the 80th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid, during which nearly 1 000 Canadians lost their lives and thousands more were captured and injured.”</p>
<p>Her Excellency, Mary Simon, Governor General</p>
</div><div class="media-credit"><strong>Credit:</strong> Sgt Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall</div><div class="media-reference"><strong>Reference Number:</strong> GG09-2022-0275-006</div>
<div class="media-caption"><p>“The price of war is and always has been enormous. We have learned so much as a nation and as a world since that time. Yet, we still have further to go to live peacefully alongside each other.”</p>
<p>Her Excellency, Mary Simon, Governor General</p>
</div><div class="media-credit"><strong>Credit:</strong> Sgt Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall</div><div class="media-reference"><strong>Reference Number:</strong> GG09-2022-0275-007</div>
<div class="media-caption"><p>“Conflicts still rage and the members of the Canadian Armed Forces bravely, courageously, face the very worst so that the rest of us do not. And we must also recognize the role they play in Canada, helping in times of great and urgent need.”</p>
<p>Her Excellency, Mary Simon, Governor General</p>
</div><div class="media-credit"><strong>Credit:</strong> Sgt Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall</div><div class="media-reference"><strong>Reference Number:</strong> GG09-2022-0275-010</div>
<div class="media-caption"><p>“We can do no less than support our veterans, with their quality of life and with their physical and mental health. That is what the National Poppy Campaign is all about.”</p>
<p>Her Excellency, Mary Simon, Governor General</p>
</div><div class="media-credit"><strong>Credit:</strong> Sgt Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall</div><div class="media-reference"><strong>Reference Number:</strong> GG09-2022-0275-012</div>
<div class="media-caption"><p>Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, was presented with the first poppy of the National Poppy Campaign during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.</p>
</div><div class="media-credit"><strong>Credit:</strong> Sgt Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall</div><div class="media-reference"><strong>Reference Number:</strong> GG09-2022-0275-019</div>
<div class="media-caption"><p>The poppy is worn during the Remembrance period to honour Canada's fallen.</p>
</div><div class="media-credit"><strong>Credit:</strong> Sgt Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall</div><div class="media-reference"><strong>Reference Number:</strong> GG09-2022-0275-021</div>
<div class="media-caption"><p>Governor General Mary Simon received the first poppy from Mr. Bruce Julian, Dominion President of the Royal Canadian Legion, and was joined by Mr. Larry Murray, Grand President of the Royal Canadian Legion.</p>
</div><div class="media-credit"><strong>Credit:</strong> Sgt Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall</div><div class="media-reference"><strong>Reference Number:</strong> GG09-2022-0275-022</div>
<div class="media-caption"><p>Every year, the Royal Canadian Legion conducts the Poppy Campaign, along with thousands of volunteers, to raise funds in support of veterans and their families.</p>
</div><div class="media-credit"><strong>Credit:</strong> Sgt Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall</div><div class="media-reference"><strong>Reference Number:</strong> GG09-2022-0275-026</div>
<div class="media-caption"><p>The poppy is worn during the Remembrance period to honour Canada's fallen.</p>
</div><div class="media-credit"><strong>Credit:</strong> Sgt Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall</div><div class="media-reference"><strong>Reference Number:</strong> GG09-2022-0275-028</div>
<div class="media-caption"><p>Every year, the Royal Canadian Legion conducts the Poppy Campaign, along with thousands of volunteers, to raise funds in support of veterans and their families.</p>
</div><div class="media-credit"><strong>Credit:</strong> Sgt Mathieu St-Amour, Rideau Hall</div><div class="media-reference"><strong>Reference Number:</strong> GG09-2022-0275-034</div>
About the National Poppy Campaign
The poppy is worn during the Remembrance period to honour Canada's fallen. Every year, the Royal Canadian Legion conducts the Poppy Campaign, along with thousands of volunteers, to raise funds in support of veterans and their families.