Gov. Gen. Mary Simon Is Elbows up for Greenland Ahead of Arctic Visit

Canada’s Governor General starts trip that will head to Greenland - National

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is in Norway for the start of a trip that will also visit Denmark and Greenland, which comes just weeks after U.S. threats to the sovereignty of Greenland.

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is elbows up for Greenland ahead of Arctic visit

“Canada stands firmly in support of the people of Greenland, who will determine their own future,” Simon said.

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

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is set to visit Greenland, Denmark and Norway this week. On Monday, Simon will travel to Norway, where she will take part in the Arctic Frontiers Conference in Tromso and later meet with Norway’s King Harald in Oslo. Later in the week, the Governor General will head to Denmark, where she will meet King Frederik and the country’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, in Copenhagen. Canada’s first Indigenous governor general will…