Our two countries have very strong historic, cultural, geographic and people-to-people ties, including when it comes to the North. In fact, 2022 marks 75 years of diplomatic relations between Canada and Iceland. Iceland has always been so welcoming, to me personally, and to our country. I would like to thank Chairman Grimsson for inviting me to speak here today. I’m also here as an Indigenous person who calls the Arctic her home. Today, I am here as governor general of Canada to represent my country. I spent so many years of my life-long days and nights-on these very subjects. Whenever I visit, I am always struck by the beauty of Iceland’s landscape and the resiliency of its people-not unlike my northern home in Canada.Īs I contemplated this year’s agenda for the Arctic Circle Assembly, I recognized the echoes and evolution of many topics requiring knowledge exchange, debate and negotiation. It feels comfortably familiar to be here. WORD AMONG US PROFESSIONALOver the years, in my previous professional life, I have visited Iceland many times to work with Arctic partners on circumpolar issues.
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