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Installation of Elizabeth Dowdeswell as the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

Toronto, September 22, 2014. The Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario announces that the installation ceremony of Ms. Elizabeth Dowdeswell as Ontario’s 29th Lieutenant Governor will take place on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 2 p.m. The installation includes events inside the Legislative Chamber as well as a military ceremony on the front grounds of the Legislative Building at Queen’s Park. Members of the public may watch these events on the Ontario Parliamentary Channel and online at http://ontla.on.ca/. Live footage will begin at 1:45 p.m. Those wishing to witness the military ceremony in person are invited to view the inspection of the Guard of Honour in front of Queen’s Park (south driveway) from 3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Two fifteen-gun artillery salutes will be fired from Queen’s Park (at Wellesley Street West and Queen’s Park Crescent West): the first to mark the taking of oaths at approximately 2:30 p.m., the second to coincide with the inspection of the guard at approximately 3:15 p.m.

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Contact: Mr. Anthony Hylton Chief of Staff Office of the Lieutenant Governor 416-325-7790

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Highlights: Installation ceremony of Elizabeth Dowdeswell

Carriage procession

At approximately 1:25 p.m., Ms. Dowdeswell will depart from the Royal Ontario Museum in a carriage procession to the front entrance of the Legislative Building at Queen’s Park. Escorted by a mounted detachment of the Governor General’s Horse Guards, Ms. Dowdeswell will be accompanied by nephews Kyle, 11, and Cole, 13, in a traditional landau lent by the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair for the occasion.

Musical program

The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, directed by Mr. Noel Edison, will perform as guests assemble inside the Legislative Chamber.

A string quartet from the Royal Conservatory of Music will perform the Salute to the Lieutenant Governor, commonly known as the Vice-Regal Salute. It consists of the first six bars of the royal anthem, “God Save the Queen”, followed by a short version (the first four bars and the last four bars) of the national anthem, “O Canada”.

Ms. Dowdeswell’s niece, Ms. Lauren Woods, will perform Mozart’s “Laudate Dominum” and the national and royal anthems, accompanied by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and the Royal Conservatory of Music string quartet.

Blessing and invocation

Ms. Laurie Robinson, Executive Director, Aboriginal Initiatives at Nippissing University will deliver an Aboriginal blessing. The Rev. the Hon. David S. H. MacDonald of the United Church of Canada will deliver the invocation.

Commission of appointment

Ms. Dowdeswell will present her commission of appointment (a formal letter signed by the Governor General on behalf of The Queen), which is then read. The commission takes effect once the required oaths have been sworn and signed.

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Oaths

Ms. Dowdeswell will take the Oath of Allegiance and the Oath of Office in both official languages. Administered by the Chief Justice of Ontario and witnessed by the Premier, the oaths are set out below:

• I, Elizabeth Dowdeswell, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors. So help me God.

• I shall well and truly execute the office of Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Ontario and duly and impartially administer justice therein. I shall well and truly execute the office and trust of Keeper of the Great Seal of Her Majesty’s Province of Ontario according to the best of my knowledge and ability.

Great Seal

The Great Seal of Ontario is used on official government documents issued in The Queen’s name. Each time a new Lieutenant Governor is installed, he or she is also sworn in as Keeper of the Great Seal. After receiving the Great Seal, Ms. Dowdeswell will entrust it to the Hon. Michael Orazietti, Minister of Government and Consumer Services.

Honours insignia

Ms. Dowdeswell will arrive wearing the insignia of an Officer of the Order of Canada (she was appointed in 2012) and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (received in 2012).

Upon assuming office, Ms. Dowdeswell becomes the Chancellor of the Order of Ontario. As part of the installation ceremony, she will receive the order’s insignia. The Order of Ontario is the province’s highest official honour, and is awarded annually by the Lieutenant Governor to recognize the highest level of individual excellence and achievement.

Before proceeding outside following the indoor ceremony, Ms. Dowdeswell will receive the Vice-Regal Badge from a representative of the Governor General. Approved in 1999 by The Queen, the badge is a visible symbol of the Lieutenant Governor’s office.

Vice-Regal Badge Order of Canada (Officer)

Order of Ontario Diamond Jubilee Medal

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Addresses

• Greetings on behalf of the Prime Minister by the Hon. Victor Oh, Senator • Address by the Hon. Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario • Response by the Hon. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

Outdoor military ceremony

Following events in the Legislative Chamber, Ms. Dowdeswell will proceed to the front driveway of the Legislative Building to inspect a guard of honour composed of men and women of the 4th Canadian Division and commanded by Major Francis Gould.

A guard of honour of up to 100 persons is accorded to the Lieutenant Governor on occasions of provincial significance. As The Queen’s representative, the Lieutenant Governor is entitled to be saluted by members of the Canadian Forces and other uniformed personnel.

Fifteen-gun salute

Two fifteen-gun artillery salutes will be fired from Queen’s Park (at Wellesley Street West and Queen’s Park Crescent West): the first to mark the taking of oaths, the second to coincide with the inspection of the guard.

The 7th Toronto Regiment will fire the salutes, which are customarily given on occasions such as the opening of the Legislative Assembly, when the Lieutenant Governor visits a saluting base, and the final departure of a Lieutenant Governor upon leaving office.

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Contact: Mr. Anthony Hylton Chief of Staff Office of the Lieutenant Governor 416-325-7790