Mary Simon assumes ‘comforter-in-chief’ role during uncertain times

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Mary Simon assumes ‘comforter-in-chief’ role during uncertain times

A little ajuinnata might be what Canadians need to get through uncertain times over the next four years or so. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon introduced a lot of Canadians to the Inuktitut word for “commitment” in 2021 as part of her year-end message, about six months after she became the first Indigenous person to serve as the Queen’s (now King’s) representative to Canada. It was at the end of what she called a “hard year.” The world was in the midst of …