Hundreds of people usually pack the senate for the ceremony. For Simon, 44 people will attend in-person
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Mary Simon speaks during an announcement at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., on July 6, 2021. Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, has been named as Canada's next governor general — the first Indigenous person to serve in the role.
Officials are also making a rare request for Canadians to not line the streets around the building or the nearby National War Memorial where Simon will lay a wreath after officially becoming commander-in-chief. In a tweet, Simon said she and husband Whit Fraser were “immensely proud and excited” as they prepared for Monday’s installation ceremony.
The appointment came amid grief and anger at the federal government over the historic and current treatment of Indigenous people in Canada after several First Nations used ground-penetrating radar to find what are believed to be the unmarked graves of children at former residential schools.Simon’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.
The ceremony is also a first inside the Senate’s temporary home while the Centre Block remains closed for a decade-long renovation on the aging parliamentary building.
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