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• A message from the Institute’s president on the installation of Louise Arbour as Governor GeneralJune 8, 2026
  June 8, 2026 At a wonderful ceremony in the Senate chamber, Canada’s new Governor General, Her Excellency the Rt. Hon. Louise Arbour, was sworn in today. The ceremony featured a gracious message of welcome from Indigenous hosts of the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, members of the Algonquin First Nation, represented by Verna McGregor. Ceremonial drummers, traditionallyContinue reading “A message from the Institute’s president on the installation of Louise Arbour as Governor General”
• A message from the Institute’s president on the King and Queen’s visit to CanadaMay 27, 2025
  May 27, 2025 This week marks the occasion of King Charles III’s first trip to Canada as the reigning monarch. Of course, it is far from His Majesty’s first time in Canada—he has travelled to Canada twenty times—but it is the first trip he has made as the reigning monarch. A planned visit last yearContinue reading “A message from the Institute’s president on the King and Queen’s visit to Canada”
• February 2022 newsletterFebruary 27, 2022
  In 2021, the Institute was frequently in the news, as media turned to our Fellows and executive and board members for informed comment on developments concerning the Canadian Crown. While some of these were not positive, notably the resignation of Governor General Julie Payette, others were, for example the appointment and installation of Mary Simon as Canada’s 30th Governor General.
• January 2021 newsletterJanuary 30, 2021
  I am pleased to provide an update on all that has been going on at the Institute for the Study of the Crown in Canada. […] The year 2020 turned out to be the the one in which the Institute acquired a media profile. […] There is an evident need for informed comment and analysis on the role of the Crown in Canada. And that, of course, is the purpose of our Institute.
• April 2019 newsletterApril 11, 2019
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• December 2018 newsletterDecember 31, 2018
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• August 2018 newsletterAugust 23, 2018
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• April 2018 newsletterApril 15, 2018
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• October 2017 newsletterOctober 12, 2017
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• May 2017 newsletterMay 16, 2017
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• April 2017 newsletterApril 19, 2017
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