PM picked a winner, and Simon should play important role in reconciliation

Mary Simon, pictured at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau on July 6, 2021, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced her appointment as the next governor general of Canada.
Inuk leader and former ambassador Mary Simon stepped into the spotlight with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last Tuesday morning at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau and made history. As the first Indigenous person to be named governor general of Canada, Ms. Simon acknowledged the historical...

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