Parliamentary Calendar

New GG Payette to be sworn-in Monday

October 2, 2017

Former astronaut Julie Payette will be sworn-in as the new Governor General of Canada at a ceremony in Ottawa on Oct. 2. Ms. Payette takes over as vice-regal from David Johnston, who was appointed to the largely ceremonial position in 2010 by then-prime minister Stephen Harper. Mr. Johnston's initi...

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