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Louise Arbour becomes Canada’s new governor general
The ceremony includes a 21-gun salute, Inuit traditions and performances as Arbour prepares to outline her priorities as governor general.
- On Monday, June 8, 2026, Louise Arbour is installed as Canada's Governor General at the Senate of Canada building, formally assuming constitutional duties including swearing ministers and granting Royal Assent.
- A former Supreme Court justice, Arbour served as chief prosecutor at The Hague, where she indicted Slobodan Milosevic and secured the first conviction for genocide since the 1948 Genocide Convention.
- The ceremony features a 21-gun salute from Parliament Hill and a qulliq lit by an Inuk elder; performances by Sara Dufour singing "La Reine" and Tyler Shaw performing "Like Me and You" accompany speeches by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
- King Charles approved Arbour's appointment, his first since ascending the throne in 2022, following a meeting at Buckingham Palace last week; she now serves as commander-in-chief of the Canadian Armed Forces.
- Arbour succeeds Mary Simon, Canada's first Indigenous viceregal since 2021, and will outline her priorities in her first address as Prime Minister Mark Carney thanked Simon for advancing reconciliation.
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Jonesboro SunFormer Supreme Court justice becomes Canada's governor general, representing King Charles III
Retired Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour has been installed as Canada’s governor general. The governor general represents Britain’s King Charles III, who is Canada’s head of state. Arbour replaces Mary Simon, who became Canada’s first Indigenous governor general in 2021.…
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