Gen. Julie Payette's need for privacy at Rideau Hall, but she still hasn't moved into her official residence almost three years into her five-year mandate. Damage is seen on a gate leading to Rideau Hall after an armed intruder drove a truck onto the grounds on July 2. "It sets a tone, a symbolic tone … Rideau Hall is our preeminent, constitutional, culture and treaty space within Canada." as a Member of the Order of Canada during a ceremony outside Rideau Hall on Sept. 6, 2018. Messamore says she understands Payette's wish for privacy, but said the role of a governor general is public and so is Rideau Hall.
Source: CBC News August 06, 2020 21:00 UTC