June 30, 2009
OTTAWA – On July 1, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will participate in a citizenship ceremony, followed by noon-hour celebrations on Parliament Hill, where she will be accompanied by His Excellency Jean-Daniel Lafond and their daughter, Marie-Éden.
9 a.m.
Canadian Citizenship Ceremony at the Canada Aviation Museum
The Governor General, accompanied by her husband, will confer citizenship certificates to 100 new Canadians from 40 countries. In honour of the Canadian centennial of powered flight, the ceremony will be held at the Canada Aviation Museum (11 Aviation Parkway, Ottawa).
12 noon
Canada Day Noon Show on Parliament Hill
Their Excellencies and Marie-Éden will join the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, and thousands of Canadians and visitors on Parliament Hill for the Noon show. The show will be broadcast live across the country on CBC, CBC Newsworld, Radio-Canada and RDI, beginning at 12 noon (EDT).
For more information about the National Capital Region’s Canada Day activities, please contact the National Capital Commission (NCC) at 1-800-465-1867 or 613-239-5000; visit their Web site at www.canadaday.gc.ca or stop by the Capital Infocentre, located at 90 Wellington Street (across from Parliament Hill).
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Media Information:
Marie-Ève Létourneau
Rideau Hall Press Office
613-998-0287
www.gg.ca
www.citizenvoices.gg.ca
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Media Relations Communications Branch
613-952-1650
cic-media-relations@cic.gc.ca
Christina Lucas
Canada Aviation Museum
613-993-4243
613-447-7631 (cell.)
clucas@technomuses.ca
Julie Rocheleau
National Capital Commission
613-239-5708
jrochele@ncc-ccn.ca
