Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour has been installed as Canada’s 31st Governor General, replacing Mary Simon. Today’s ceremony included a 21-gun salute, a poetry reading and musical performances by two Canadian artists. Here’s the latest on a historic day in Ottawa. All times are Eastern: 11:20 a.m. Soprano Measha Brueggergosman-Lee performs the national anthem as the ceremony concludes and Arbour walks out, smiling. 10:55 a.m. Arbour begins her speech, seated in the throne in the Senate, reading from the printed document inside a brown portfolio. She thanks now former governor general Mary Simon for her “remarkable service,” after which the audience gives Simon a standing ovation. Simon, clearly touched, smiles softly and at one point puts her hand over her heart in gratitude. Arbour says both extreme polarization and…
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