Media Advisory: Governor General Attends a Citizenship Ceremony and the Noon Show on Canada Day

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Jun 30 (MARKET WIRE) --
On July 1, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor
General of Canada, will participate in a citizenship ceremony, followed
by noon-hour celebrations on Parliament Hill, where she will be
accompanied by His Excellency Jean-Daniel Lafond and their daughter,
Marie-Eden.

9 a.m.

Canadian Citizenship Ceremony at the Canada Aviation Museum

The Governor General, accompanied by her husband, will confer citizenship
certificates to 100 new Canadians from 40 countries. In honour of the
Canadian centennial of powered flight, the ceremony will be held at the
Canada Aviation Museum (11 Aviation Parkway, Ottawa).

12 noon

Canada Day Noon Show on Parliament Hill

Their Excellencies and Marie-Eden will join the Right Honourable Stephen
Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, the Honourable James Moore, Minister of
Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, and thousands of Canadians and
visitors on Parliament Hill for the Noon show. The show will be broadcast
live across the country on CBC, CBC Newsworld, Radio-Canada and RDI,
beginning at 12 noon (EDT).

For more information about the National Capital Region's Canada Day
activities, please contact the National Capital Commission (NCC) at
1-800-465-1867 or 613-239-5000; visit their Web site at
www.canadaday.gc.ca or stop by the Capital Infocentre, located at 90
Wellington Street (across from Parliament Hill).

Contacts:
Rideau Hall Press Office
Marie-Eve Letourneau
613-998-0287
www.gg.ca
www.citizenvoices.gg.ca

Canada Aviation Museum
Christina Lucas
613-993-4243
613-447-7631 (cell.)
clucas@technomuses.ca

National Capital Commission
Julie Rocheleau
613-239-5708
jrochele@ncc-ccn.ca

Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Media Relations, Communications Branch
613-952-1650
cic-media-relations@cic.gc.ca

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