Governor General Julie Payette announced 83 new appointments to the Order of Canada. The new member list includes five Companions, 21 Officers, including one Honorary Officer and 57 Members. Recipients will be invited to accept their insignia at a ceremony to be held at a later date. Call 343-548-1784.
Governor General Julie Payette, Commander-in-Chief of Canada, completed her visits to Normandy, France, and Halifax, N.S. for events commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Call 613-324-0304.
Governor General Julie Payette completed her visit to Rwanda for the 25th commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi.The Canadian delegation accompanying the Governor General included parliamentarians Liberal MPs Bob Bratina (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek, Ont.) and Brenda Shanahan (Châteauguay-Lacolle, Que.) and NDP MP David Christopherson (Hamilton Centre, Ont.), as well as other prominent Canadians. The full release is available online. … Read more
Governor General Julie Payette, accompanied by General Jonathan Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff, visited with members of the Canadian Armed Forces deployed in Kuwait and Iraq as part of Operation IMPACT, from January 18 to 21, 2019. She also met with Major‑General Dany Fortin, Commander of NATO Mission Iraq, Paul Gibbard, Ambassador of Canada to Iraq, and Louis-Pierre … Read more
The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General released its annual report for 2017–2018. “Throughout the year I have been welcomed with open arms and been part of heartfelt conversations with Canadians across the country and abroad,” said Governor General Julie Payette. “They shared with me stories and experiences that show, more than ever, how the diversity … Read more
Governor General Julie Payette issued the following statement: “One hundred years ago – on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month – the First World War finally came to a close. It was supposed to be the war to end all wars. For those who lived a century ago, this moment … Read more
Governor General Julie Payette joined thousands of Canadian scientists in hailing the exciting award of the Nobel Prize in Physics to Dr. Donna Strickland and her partner Gérard Mourou for ground-breaking work in high-intensity ultra-short laser pulses. “I am absolutely thrilled by this news,” said Payette. “Dr. Strickland is the first woman to win the … Read more
Governor General Julie Payette announced 105 new appointments to the Order of Canada. The new member list includes 3 Companions, 20 Officers and 82 Members. Recipients will be invited to accept their insignia at a ceremony to be held at a later date. Call 613-993-2569.
Governor General Julie Payette issued the following statement: “Indigenous peoples are pathfinders. Generations ago they taught us how to survive in the cold and how to value the gifts of nature all around us. They taught us about community. They are an intrinsic part of our heritage, and they continue to make extraordinary contributions to … Read more
Governor General Julie Payette presented a Meritorious Service Medal to Maestro Kent Nagano, conductor and music director of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, during a ceremony in Montréal, Que., on May 24, 2018. Call 613-993-2569.
