{"id":99107,"date":"2025-11-11T08:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=99107"},"modified":"2025-11-11T08:26:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:26:00","slug":"chief-justice-to-stand-in-for-gov-gen-mary-simon-on-remembrance-day-due-to-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/chief-justice-to-stand-in-for-gov-gen-mary-simon-on-remembrance-day-due-to-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"Chief justice to stand in for Gov. Gen. Mary Simon on Remembrance Day due to illness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Kyle Duggan Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is recovering in hospital from a respiratory virus, leaving her unable to preside over the national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on Tuesday, Rideau Hall said Monday. Chief Justice Richard Wagner will fill in for the King&#8217;s representative in Canada at the National War Memorial. It&#8217;s rare that the governor general would not preside over the national ceremony, but routine that the chief justice would stand in for her, since he also serves as deputy governor general. Rideau Hall did not specify the virus or say how long Simon, 78, has been in hospital. &#8220;The Governor General is doing well and is recovering in hospital,&#8221; said Marilyne Gu\u00e8vremont, a spokesperson for Rideau Hall. &#8220;We appreciate your understanding and respect for her privacy at&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmpro\">\n<div class=\"pmpro_card pmpro_content_message\">\n<div class=\"pmpro_card_content\">This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription &#8211; Corporate, Print Subscription Only, and Canada Print and Online members only.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?action=register\">Register<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"pmpro_card_actions pmpro_font-medium\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Ftheturtleislandnews.com%2Findex.php%2F2025%2F11%2F11%2Fchief-justice-to-stand-in-for-gov-gen-mary-simon-on-remembrance-day-due-to-illness%2F\">Log in here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kyle Duggan Gov. 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