US EditionChief justice to stand in for Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on Remembrance Day due to illness
Chief Justice Richard Wagner will lead the ceremony as Governor General Mary Simon recovers from a respiratory virus, with dignitaries and military flypasts scheduled, organizers said.
- On Tuesday Chief Justice Richard Wagner will fill in for the King’s representative in Canada at the National War Memorial, Rideau Hall announced Monday and The Canadian Press first published the report Nov. 10, 2025.
- According to Rideau Hall, Governor General Mary Simon is recovering in hospital from a respiratory virus, but they did not specify the illness or how long the 78-year-old has been hospitalized.
- The ceremony program includes a wreath-laying by National Silver Cross Mother Nancy Payne, while Prime Minister Mark Carney, Gen. Jennie Carignan and Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight attend and flypasts proceed despite snowy weather.
- It’s rare that the governor general would not preside over the national ceremony, and Rideau Hall asked the Canadian public to respect her privacy and said it will not be commenting further.
- Simon, who has served since July 2021, is known as a longtime Inuit rights advocate and succeeded Julie Payette after her resignation.
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Hospitalized because of a virus, Governor General Mary Simon will not preside over the national Remembrance Day ceremony.
This will prevent the national Remembrance Day ceremony from being presided over in Ottawa on Tuesday.
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Chief justice to stand in for Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on Remembrance Day due to illness
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is recovering in hospital from a respiratory virus, leaving her unable to preside over the national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on Tuesday, Rideau Hall said Monday.
Chief Justice to Stand in for Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on Remembrance Day Due to Illness
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is recovering in hospital from a respiratory virus, leaving her unable to preside over the national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on Tuesday, Rideau Hall said Monday. Chief Justice Richard Wagner will fill in for the King’s representative in Canada at the National War Memorial. It’s rare that the governor general would not preside over the national ceremony, but routine that the chief justice would stand in for her, sin…
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