Dumont has worked as a special education teacher, a school principal, and an executive.
She was also the first woman to lead the Conseil des ecoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario, a school board in eastern Ontario.Article content
Trudeau’s office said the prime minister thanked outgoing Ontario Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell for her service, which he said has had a lasting impact. “Felicitations and all best wishes to Ms. Edith Dumont on the news of her selection as Ontario’s 30th Lieutenant Governor,” Dowdeswell tweeted on Thursday.
Dowdeswell will continue in the role until Dumont is formally sworn in. A date for Dumont’s formal installation in the role has not yet been announced.
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