{"id":4323,"date":"2026-01-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/app-wordpress-dev-cac-001.azurewebsites.net\/?p=4323"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:45:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:45:39","slug":"une-premiere-ceremonie-de-citoyennete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nom-fictif.quebec\/en\/une-premiere-ceremonie-de-citoyennete\/","title":{"rendered":"A First Citizenship Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4323\" class=\"elementor elementor-4323\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ec9bce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78ec9bce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1022ffb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1022ffb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fcc4524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fcc4524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A First Citizenship Ceremony<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd94e8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fd94e8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"26\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LG-separateur-300x26.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1304\" alt=\"lg s\u00e9parateur\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LG-separateur-300x26.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LG-separateur.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"  title=\"A First Citizenship Ceremony\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32748179 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32748179\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df7e9d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2df7e9d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On January 17, 2026, Lieutenant Governor Manon Jeannotte presided over her very first citizenship ceremony \u2014 a moment filled with emotion, pride, and the promise of what lies ahead.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b170208 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b170208\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa86a7c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fa86a7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4258f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e4258f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>More Than a Symbolic Gesture<\/strong><\/p><p>Welcoming new citizens means recognizing their courage and their determination. The courage to have left their homelands, to have learned, to have prepared themselves, and to choose, today, to commit fully to life in Canada and in Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p><p>In her address, Ms. Jeannotte introduced herself with the authenticity that defines her. An Indigenous woman from the Micmac First Nation of Gespeg, in the Gasp\u00e9sie region, and of Jersey descent, she herself embodies the reality of encounter between peoples that has defined Canada since its very beginnings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287ff57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"287ff57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\"Canada has always been a welcoming land. My Mi'gmaq ancestors welcomed my Jersey ancestors. In that sense, I embody reconciliation.\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e34cf6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31e34cf6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5013e58 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5013e58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260117-Ceremonie-de-citoyennete-3-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5125\" alt=\"260117 ceremonie de citoyennete (3)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260117-Ceremonie-de-citoyennete-3-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260117-Ceremonie-de-citoyennete-3-300x300.jpeg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260117-Ceremonie-de-citoyennete-3-150x150.jpeg 150w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260117-Ceremonie-de-citoyennete-3-768x768.jpeg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260117-Ceremonie-de-citoyennete-3-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260117-Ceremonie-de-citoyennete-3-12x12.jpeg 12w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260117-Ceremonie-de-citoyennete-3.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  title=\"A First Citizenship Ceremony\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c237bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18c237bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4156a72a e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4156a72a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67468e27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67468e27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Reconciliation, a Shared Horizon<\/strong><\/p><p>Ms. Jeannotte used this meaningful occasion to raise awareness among new citizens about reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples \u2014 one of the guiding values of her mandate, alongside education and the environment. An essential topic for moving forward together as a society grounded in mutual respect and kindness.<\/p><p>She also invited them to travel across Qu\u00e9bec, to follow the Pow-Wow trail, and to discover the richness of the Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities that make up this province.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-388da28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"388da28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A Ceremony Carried by Community<\/strong><\/p><p>The ceremony was marked by the presence and words of Wendat Elder Mr. Gros-Louis, whose wisdom spoke to the depth of the bond between Indigenous peoples and those who choose to make their home here. Citizenship Judge Ms. Sfeir conducted the ceremony with great commitment, and Mayor De Sousa warmly welcomed the newcomers.<\/p><p>Cadets from Squadrons 588 Simms and 621 Saint-Laurent brought a musical presence that contributed to the ceremony's atmosphere \u2014 at once solemn and warm \u2014 under the direction of Captain M\u00e9lanie Bigras and Captain Tigrane Pasharyan.<\/p><p>To all those who took the oath that day, Ms. Jeannotte offered a heartfelt wish:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d29f0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d29f0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"I wish you a long and peaceful life, filled with wonderful encounters, meaningful discoveries, and unexpected joy. Be proud to be Canadian.\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f62c1f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f62c1f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fecfb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9fecfb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260117-Ceremonie-de-citoyennete-2-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5127\" alt=\"260117 ceremonie de citoyennete (2)\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260117-Ceremonie-de-citoyennete-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260117-Ceremonie-de-citoyennete-2-300x169.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260117-Ceremonie-de-citoyennete-2-768x432.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260117-Ceremonie-de-citoyennete-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260117-Ceremonie-de-citoyennete-2-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260117-Ceremonie-de-citoyennete-2-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  title=\"A First Citizenship Ceremony\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-755bc73f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"755bc73f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Une premi\u00e8re c\u00e9r\u00e9monie de citoyennet\u00e9 Le 17 janvier 2026, la lieutenante-gouverneure Manon Jeannotte a pr\u00e9sid\u00e9 sa toute premi\u00e8re c\u00e9r\u00e9monie de citoyennet\u00e9, un moment empreint d&rsquo;\u00e9motion, de fiert\u00e9 et de promesses d&rsquo;avenir. Bien plus qu&rsquo;un geste symbolique Accueillir de nouvelles citoyennes et de nouveaux citoyens, c&rsquo;est reconna\u00eetre leur courage et leur volont\u00e9. 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