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Arctic sovereignty: Gov. Gen. Mary Simon heading to Norway, Denmark and Greenland

From Feb. 2 to 4, Simon will travel to Norway to attend the Arctic Frontiers Conference and meet King Harald; from Feb. 4 to 7, she will visit Denmark and Greenland to meet Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens‑Frederik Nielsen.
Simon’s office says the trip highlights Arctic collaboration and Indigenous leadership, emphasizing Canada’s commitment to Inuit communities and northern stability, sovereignty, and well-being.
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, Canada’s first Indigenous governor general, will make her first visit to Norway, Denmark and Greenland as GG and open the Canadian Consulate in Nuuk.
The visits are expected to strengthen Canada’s Arctic diplomacy and ties with Norway, Denmark and Greenland, while opening the Canadian Consulate in Nuuk supports northern communities amid U.S. threats to Greenland’s sovereignty.
Historically, only one governor general traveled to Greenland before, in 1982, and Simon’s roles as ambassador to Denmark and for circumpolar affairs give her Arctic experience.

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Governor-General Mary Simon heading to Norway, Denmark and Greenland

Simon was ambassador to Denmark from 1999 to 2001, served as Canada’s ambassador for circumpolar affairs from 1994 to 2003

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Canada’s Governor General will visit Greenland next week

Mary Simon previously served as ambassador to Denmark and will be travelling to Greenland amid the recent U.S. threats to the Danish territory's sovereignty.

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