Mary Simon

• Governor General to make 1st official visit to Saskatchewan next week

  Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will be making her official visit to Saskatchewan with stops in Regina and Saskatoon from April 22 to 24.

  Canada

  Apr 18
  
• Canada’s governor general urges unity, kindness in end-of-year address

  Canada's Governor General Mary Simon said in her annual year-end message that 2023 presented challenges brought on by climate change and global conflict.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2023
  
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• Quebec court says it can hear challenge to governor general’s lack of French

  Groups are seeking to have Simon's appointment declared null and void because they say the governor general is constitutionally required to communicate in both official languages.

  Politics

  Aug 9, 2023
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• Hamilton musician Tom Wilson to receive Order of Canada

  Wilson joins some 85 new appointments to the order, one of the highest honours in the Canada, which also includes several professors from McMaster University.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2023
• National residential schools monument to be built on Parliament Hill

  Ottawa appointed a committee in 2022 to select a site for the monument in keeping with one of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2023
• Manitoba grand chief ‘upset’ with Queen Elizabeth II statue replacement

  AMC Grand Chief Cathy Merrick said in a press release that restoring the statue without consulting Manitoba's Indigenous population shows a 'lack of commitment to reconciliation.'

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2023
• Governor General offers help in debate over statues linked to colonization

  Simon held meetings at the Manitoba legislature, including a half-hour get-together with Premier Heather Stefanson and an hour-long meeting with Indigneous leaders.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2023
• Tessa Virtue, Mary Simon among 333 Canadians banned from entering Russia

  The sanctions are mostly symbolic, with Russia banned from hosting major sporting events and Canadian athletes having no reason to travel to the country.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2023
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• Governor General’s office shuts down social media account comments over hateful rhetoric

  Rideau Hall said the wave of harassment against Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has included 'a greater number of violent threats' as well as 'abusive, misogynistic and racist engagement.'

  Canada

  Feb 13, 2023
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• Misinformation mercenary, artists and businessmen among Albertans named to Order of Canada

  Gov. Gen. Mary Simon announced the list of appointees to the Order of Canada Thursday.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2022