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Installation Speech (Inuktut Qaliujaaqpait)
Speech – July 26, 2021
Iqqagijaqattiaqłunga, ilisaqsiniqarumavunga ullumi nikurravingagatta sakkuimmaittumik pijunnautimminni nunangani iulgaankuin Anisnaapimmiut Inunginni, inuusiqarvigisimajangat kamagittiaqługulu tamanna nunarjuami nunait ilangata arraagugasaalunnut tausatinut tikiusimaliqtuni.
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Installation Speech (Inuktitut)
Speech – July 26, 2021
ᐃᖅᑲᒋᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᖓ, ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᓂᖃᕈᒪᕗᖓ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓂᑯᕐᕋᕕᖓᒐᑦᑕ ᓴᒃᑯᐃᒻᒪᐃᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᒻᒥᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᖓᓂ ᐃᐅᓪᒑᓐᑯᐃᓐ ᐊᓂᔅᓈᐱᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᖏᓐᓂ, ᐃᓅᓯᖃᕐᕕᒋᓯᒪᔭᖓᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᒍᓗ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᓄᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᖓᑕ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒐᓵᓗᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᐅᓴᑎᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂ.
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Mary May Simon is Canada’s 30th Governor General
News Release – July 26, 2021
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon was installed as the 30th governor general of Canada during a historic ceremony that took place in the Senate Chamber earlier today.
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Installation Day of Canada’s 30th Governor General
Photos – July 26, 2021
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Installation Day Highlights
Transcript
[Screen Description: The screen reads: “Installation Day”, followed by “Mary May Simon – Governor General of Canada.” The background is dark blue and the viceregal lion is in the centre of the image, above the text. A watermark at the bottom of the image indicates that this video is owned by Rideau Hall. This same image is featured at the end of the video.]
[Screen Description: The video features a series of short clips of Governor General Mary May Simon on the day she was installed as governor general of Canada. These clips feature Her Excellency at the Senate of Canada during her installation ceremony; inspecting the guard at the Senate and at Rideau Hall; laying a flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Ottawa; and being greeted by loved ones outside of Rideau Hall. Instrumental music is playing throughout the video.]
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The Governor General highlights the outstanding performance of Canadian athletes at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games
Message – August 7, 2021
As the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games come to a close, I would like to congratulate our athletes for making our country proud.
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Governor General May Simon marks the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Message – August 9, 2021
“On August 9, we commemorate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. It marks the day of the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations in 1982."
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Message from the Governor General on the occasion of International Youth Day
Message – August 12, 2021
OTTAWA, Ontario – “Growing up, my family lived off the land for many months of the year. We travelled by dog team or boat. We hunted, fished and gathered food. And my parents taught me how to live in two worlds: the Inuit world and the non-Inuit world.
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Message from the Governor General on the occasion of National Acadian Day
Message – August 15, 2021
I am pleased to extend my greetings to those who, from coast to coast to coast and around the world, are celebrating National Acadian Day.
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Message from the Governor General on the opening of the Tokyo Paralympic Games
Message – August 24, 2021
“Congratulations to all of you participating in this summer’s Paralympic Games in Tokyo. You bring great pride to Canada!"
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Governor General to welcome new ambassadors to Canada
Media Advisory – September 7, 2021
Members of the media are invited to Rideau Hall to cover the presentation of credentials of four new ambassadors to Canada.
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Governor General welcomes new ambassadors to Canada in ceremony at Rideau Hall
News Release – September 9, 2021
Today, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General of Canada, welcomed four new ambassadors to Canada during a formal presentation ceremony at Rideau Hall.
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Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon Speech on the Occasion of Letters of Credence
Speech – September 9, 2021
Today, we welcome four new diplomatic representatives to Canada.
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Letters of Credence
Photos – September 9, 2021
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List of honours recipients
Recipients of the Meritorious Service Cross (Civil Division) Nahid Aboumansour, C.Q., M.S.C. Montréal, Quebec Through the social economy organization Petites-Mains, Nahid Aboumansour has helped improve the lives of immigrant and unemployed women in the Montréal area by bringing them out of isolation...
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Governor General to honour remarkable Canadians at Rideau Hall
Media Advisory – September 15, 2021
Members of the media are invited to Rideau Hall to cover an honours ceremony, at which Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General of Canada, will present honours to 14 deserving Canadians.
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Exceptional Canadians recognized by Governor General in honours ceremony
News Release – September 17, 2021
Today, during a ceremony at Rideau Hall, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General of Canada, presented honours to 14 exceptional Canadians.
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Governor General honoured remarkable Canadians at Rideau Hall
Official Activity – September 17, 2021
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, presented honours to 14 exceptional Canadians during a small, socially distanced ceremony Rideau Hall.
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Governor General honours remarkable Canadians at Rideau Hall
Photos – September 17, 2021
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Governor General participates in annual ceremony of remembrance for Indigenous veterans
News Release – September 22, 2021
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary May Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, attended a ceremony to pay respect to Indigenous and non-Indigenous veterans and to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the National Aboriginal Veterans Monument.