CTV News Delivers Live Special as Prominent Inuk Leader and Former Ambassador Mary Simon is Installed as Canada’s 30th Governor General, July 26

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TORONTO (July 22, 2021) – With the historic appointment of Mary Simon as Canada’s 30^th Governor General, the first Indigenous person to assume this role, CTV News delivers comprehensive live coverage of the event in the CTV NEWS SPECIAL: CANADA’S 30^TH GOVERNOR GENERAL, airing Monday, July 26 at 10 a.m. ET on CTV, CTV News Channel, and via live streaming on CTVNews.ca.

Born in Kangiqsualujjuaq and raised Kuujjuaq in Nunavik, Québec, Mary Simon is a prominent Inuk leader who has throughout her distinguished career spent decades advocating for Indigenous rights. She is a former diplomat, former Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference, and a past president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national Inuit organization.

CTV’s Chief News Anchor and Senior Editor Lisa LaFlamme leads the network’s in-depth live coverage, and is joined by CTV News’ team of correspondents live from Ottawa, including:

• CTV’s QUESTION PERIOD and POWER PLAY host Evan Solomon
• CTV News Senior Political Correspondent and CTV NATIONAL NEWS Correspondent Glen McGregor
• CTV News Channel Anchor and CTV NATIONAL NEWS Correspondent Merella Fernandez

CTV News National Affairs Correspondent Omar Sachedina contributes reports on Simon’s upbringing and her community, live from Simon’s hometown of Kuujjuaq, Nunavik in Northern Québec.

Special guests joining CTV News’ coverage include Michaëlle Jean, Canada’s 27^th Governor General, and Okalik Eegeesiak, the former Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, a fellow Inuk leader, and friend of Ms. Simon.

For comprehensive news updates regarding the installation of Mary Simon as Canada’s 30^th Governor General, visit CTVNews.ca.