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Social Distancing with the Usher of the Black Rod Mr. Greg Peters

2020.06.15

Senator Yvonne Boyer has a meeting while social distancing with the Usher of the Black Rod Mr. Greg Peters:

The Usher of the Black Rod is a senior parliamentary officer appointed by the Governor in Council. The Black Rod, as the Usher is known to senators, is a senior protocol officer in Parliament and a floor officer of the Senate. Mr. Peters is the seventeenth Usher of the Black Rod since Confederation.

The name Usher of the Black Rod comes from the ebony cane that Black Rod carries as a symbol of authority. Under a 600-year-old parliamentary tradition, the Black Rod is the personal attendant and messenger of the Sovereign or the Sovereign’s representative when either is in Parliament.

More information:
https://sencanada.ca/en/about/usher-black-rod/

Out and About

Social Distancing with the Usher of the Black Rod Mr. Greg Peters