Simon, who serves as head of state, arrived yesterday at Felipe Angeles International Airport in central Mexico with her husband, Whit Fraser, and was received by Foreign Secretary Juan Ramon de la Fuente.

A statement from the Ministry states that “the visit aims to strengthen bilateral ties”, following the one made by Prime Minister Mark Carney last September, as well as “dialogue on priority policies in favor of indigenous peoples in both nations”.

Since 2021, Simon is Canada’s first indigenous governor general, with an active agenda in the areas of social reconciliation (especially with indigenous peoples), mental health, wellfare, diversity, inclusion, nature and environment.

The northern country has a form of government of constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy, and is part of the Commonwealth of Nations, where King Charles III is the monarch and the governor general, his representative both on Canadian territory and abroad.

The Ministry detailed that the Governor-General is responsible for taking protest to the prime minister and his cabinet, installing and dissolving Parliament and acting as commander-in-chief of the nation’s Armed Forces of North America.

As a result of the meeting held in this capital city in September, Carney and Sheinbaum elevated the framework for cooperation between the two countries to an integral strategic partnership.

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