OFFICIAL DELEGATION Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon Governor General of Canada His Excellency Whit Grant Fraser The Honourable Stéphane Dion Ambassador of Canada to the Federal Republic of Germany and Special Envoy to the European...
His Excellency Whit Grant Fraser is the spouse of Mary May Simon, Canada’s first Indigenous governor general and the 30th governor general since Confederation.
Mary Simon is the first Indigenous governor general in Canada since Confederation. She was installed as the 30th governor general of Canada on July 26, 2021.
Encouraging excellence is one of the roles and responsibilities of a governor general. Upon taking office, the governor general is invested in or presented with specific honours.
Mary Simon has attained national and international recognition for her work on Arctic and Indigenous issues and as an advocate for Inuit rights and culture.
His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh had a special connection to Canada. Since his first visit to Canada in 1951, he participated in 22 royal tours and received various honorary Canadian military ranks. His passing is a loss to our country.
