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Symbol Without Substance: Mary Simon’s Vice-Regal Years

She was appointed to be the embodiment of Reconciliation, but what did she reconcile?

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Marco Navarro-Génie
May 08, 2026
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Mary Simon was sworn in as Canada’s 30th Governor General on July 26, 2021. She left the office almost five years later, replaced this week by former SCC Justice Louise Arbour. Simon’s tenure was fra…

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