The Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, to receive the title of honorary member of the Royal 22^e Régiment

July 19, 2017 – Quebec City, Quebec – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces 

Today, the title of honorary member of the Royal 22^e Régiment will be bestowed upon the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, at the Citadelle de Québec, the Regiment’s home.

After being received by the regiment’s military authorities, the Royal 22^e Régiment Ceremonial Guard will give Prime Minister Trudeau top honours with the sounding of a 19-gun salute. The 22^nd Battalion, known today as the Royal 22^e Régiment, was the only French‑speaking Canadian unit to fight on the battlefields of the First World War, where it earned 18 battle honours for its extraordinary military feats.        

At a brief formal ceremony in the Officers’ Mess, the title of honorary member of the Royal 22^e Régiment will be conferred on Prime Minister Trudeau by Lieutenant-General (retired) Richard J. Evraire, Colonel of the Royal 22^e Régiment, in the presence of many dignitaries and friends of the regiment.

For 103 years now, the Royal 22^e Régiment has been developing and strengthening ties with prominent members of our federal, provincial, and municipal institutions in order to salute and thank them for their unswerving support for the Canadian Armed Forces and in particular the Royal 22^e Régiment.