Mary Simon
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Eve of 1st National Day for Truth and Reconciliation sees May Simon, Trudeau call for unitySeveral residential school survivors told their stories at a ceremony Wednesday night on Parliament Hill ahead of Thursday's inaugural Truth and Reconciliation Day.CanadaSep 30
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3 New Brunswick ridings to watch in expected federal election"These polls don't show [the Liberals] in safe majority territory," says UNBSJ political scientist J.P. Lewis, meaning three key battlegrounds in New Brunswick will be important.PoliticsAug 13
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Over 2,500 sign petition asking GG to deny any Trudeau request for a snap electionAnticipation of an election is rising as federal party leaders have been travelling around the county on campaign-style tours in recent weeks.CanadaAug 9
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Gov. Gen. Mary Simon marks change for Canada: Saskatchewan Indigenous leadersSome Indigenous leaders in Saskatchewan said Canada's first Indigenous governor general will bring change to the country.CanadaJul 26
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Quebec Indigenous leader applauds Mary Simon’s appointment as Governor GeneralMany are hoping the installation of Mary Simon as Canada's first Indigenous governor general will help keep reconciliation efforts in the spotlight.PoliticsJul 26
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‘Historic day’: Mixed thoughts in Maritimes as Mary Simon sworn in as governor generalMaritime perspectives varied about Mary Simon becoming Canada's governor general, including suggestions that the appointment is a 'political play.'CanadaJul 26
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‘The world changed’: Indigenous Canadians say Mary Simon opens new doors for youth“I think the door for possibilities has widened today," said one Inuk leader about the installation of Mary Simon as Canada's first Indigenous governor general.CanadaJul 26
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Mary Simon is now officially Canada’s first Indigenous governor generalPrime Minister Justin Trudeau named Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, as his choice to be the Queen's representative in Canada earlier this month.CanadaJul 26
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Pomp during a pandemic: What Mary Simon’s GG installation ceremony will look likeSimon's first speech as governor general will touch on the themes of youth and reconciliation, but the text of the address was still being worked on late last week.CanadaJul 25
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Are bilingualism rules too narrow? Appointment of Gov. Gen. Mary Simon spurs debateCanada has had an official bilingualism policy for 50 years, established to deal with a 1960s constitutional crisis regarding francophone Canadians.CanadaJul 25
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