Trudeau, Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will be on hand in London for Charles’s investiture.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday the names that will make up the Canadian contingent travelling with him and Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to King Charles’s coronation on Saturday.
Trudeau also announced in a press release that the government will establish a coronation medals program to honour 30,000 Canadians who have made “significant contributions to the country, a province, territory, region or community” or have achieved something abroad that “brings credit to Canada.”
The medal program comes after the Liberal government came in for criticism from some monarchists after it decided to forgo a Platinum Jubilee medal last year to mark the Queen’s 70th year on the throne. It was the first such time a jubilee medal had not been awarded in Canada.
The hand-picked Canadian contingent for the coronation reflects the King’s interests — there’s a focus on people with ties to science, youth issues, Indigenous affairs, the military and the fight against climate change. The Canadian guest list includes astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who will also serve as the country’s flag bearer for the event. Hansen will travel to the moon next year as part of the Artemis II mission. He’ll be joined in the delegation by another Canadian astronaut, Jennifer Sidey-Gibbons.
Source: bc.ctvnews.ca
