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Arbour meets with King Charles ahead of her installation as governor general
The meeting was a customary formality before Louise Arbour takes the oath as Canada’s 31st governor general and delivers her first address.
- On Wednesday, Canada's Governor-General-designate Louise Arbour met King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London, five days before her official installation as the 31st Governor-General.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Arbour's appointment on May 5; she is a former Supreme Court of Canada justice and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
- In Ottawa, Carney attended a farewell reception for outgoing Governor-General Mary Simon on Wednesday, praising Canada's first Indigenous Governor-General for advancing reconciliation and supporting mental-health services in the Arctic.
- At a ceremony at the Senate of Canada building on Monday, Arbour will officially assume the vice-regal role and deliver her first address to the nation as Governor-General.
- Serving as the federal representative of King Charles, the Governor-General performs a largely ceremonial and non-partisan role, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister and federal cabinet.
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Arbour meets with King Charles ahead of her installation as governor general
OTTAWA - Louise Arbour met with King Charles at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, days before she's set to be formally appointed as his representative in Canada.
·Toronto, Canada
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Leaning Left9Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution69% Left
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