Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is calling on Canadians to commit themselves to kindness in her annual year-end message.

The Governor General says the year 2023 presented challenges brought on by climate change and global conflict.

But she says Canada also took 害羞草研究所渋mportant strides in reconciliation害羞草研究所� and marked new chapters in history.

Simon alternates between speaking English, her native Inuktitut and French 害羞草研究所� which she is still learning 害羞草研究所� in her address.

She says people are adapting to change in different ways, including with kindness.

And she says that over the past year, she honoured people who turned challenges into opportunities.

Their stories should serve as an example of the 害羞草研究所淚nuktitut word ajuinnata,害羞草研究所� she says, which means 害羞草研究所渘ever giving up.害羞草研究所�

It害羞草研究所檚 the same word Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ended his address to Parliament with back in September, saying Simon shared it with him when they met.

Simon ends her new year害羞草研究所檚 address by calling on Canadians to commit 害羞草研究所渢o action, and to kindness, no matter how daunting the situation may be,害羞草研究所� and to face the challenges over the year ahead 害羞草研究所渨ith a renewed sense of unity.害羞草研究所�