Julie Payette sworn in as Canada’s 29th Governor General
Amid all the pomp and pageantry afforded the Queen’s representative in Canada, former astronaut Julie Payette took the formal oath of office on Oct. 2 to become the country’s 29th Governor General in a traditional ceremony on Parliament Hill.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stood by as Payette read the oaths of allegiance of the Governor General and commander-in-chief of Canada, and of the Keeper of the Great Seal of Canada.
