to serve as governor general the representative of the head of state, queen elizabeth. it s the first time an indigenous person has held the largely ceremonial role. prime ministerjustin trudeau confirmed that the queen had accepted mary simon s appointment. in her acceptance speech, ms simon referred to the recent discovery of unmarked graves at former indigenous residential schools. during my time as governor general i will work every day towards promoting healing and wellness across canadian society. to me that means stopping to fully recognise memorialise and come to terms with the atrocities of our collective past that we are learning more about each day. it means we must thoughtfully work hard towards the promise of a better tomorrow. that was mary simon of a better tomorrow. that was mary simon the of a better tomorrow. that was mary simon the newly - of a better tomorrow. that was | mary simon the newly appointed governor general of canada. more on that appointment on our
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melissa: hollywood split on how they feel about ellen degeneres admitting to being friends with former president george w. bush, and urging people to be kind to everyone. actor mark ruffalo tweeting, sorry, until george w bush is brought to justice for the crimes of the iraq war, including american-led torture,s appointment, and the deep scars, emotional and otherwise, and flicked it on a military that served his folly, we can t even begin to talk about kindness. this, as reese witherspoon and kristen bell are facing backlash of their own for voicing their support for ellen. i don t care what actors think. i m i the only one? they are paid to pretend to be someone else. gregg: i marvel that ellen degeneres kindness. she made sense in an argument. my daughters were moved by it. they ll need to be nuggets dominated to each other. it is not your political beliefs.