Visit to Calgary

As part of her tour, Her Excellency visited the Elbow River Healing Lodge where she will meet with staff and patients to learn about how this facility offers a range of primary services to First Nations (Status and Non-Status), Métis, and Inuit people and their families.

Later on, Mrs. Johnston visited the Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre, which is the largest integrated, community-based health care centre in Canada.

The next day, Their Excellencies visited the Taylor Institute of Teaching and Learning and the Taylor Family Digital Library to learn about the University of Calgary’s innovative teaching and learning methods.

The Taylor Institute of Teaching and Learning is dedicated to better understanding and improving student learning.

The Taylor Family Digital Library encourages experiential learning, exploration and innovative ways of creating new knowledge.

As part of Calgary’s Wordfest, the Governor General took part in an on-stage conversation with CBC Radio’s David Gray about his recently published book The Idea of Canada: Letters to a Nation.

Following the presentation, His Excellency engaged in a question period and participate in a book-signing session.

In letters to characters and individuals living and dead, eminent and unknown, The Idea of Canada: Letters to a Nation touches on a wide range of topics: learning, law and justice, kindness and courage, innovation, Aboriginal education, bilingualism, mental health, hockey and more.

The Governor General hopes that the book will inspire readers of all ages to think about Canada, what they want for their country and how to shape its future as a smart and caring nation.