Canadian diplomat Mary Simon’s husband Whit Fraser was appointed an ex-officio Extraordinary Companion of the Order of Canada in 2021. Whit Fraser is a Canadian journalist and broadcaster.
His wife, Mary Simon, is the 30th Governor-General of Canada, which made Fraser the viceregal consort of Canada.
In addition to being a world-famous journalist, he is also an author. Fraser’s memoir, True North Rising, was published in 2018, which described his work in Arctic communities. 4/
PM Trudeau and spouse Sophie Grégoire Trudeau arrive; and when Governor General Designate Mary Simon and spouse White Fraser arrive – at Senate building
(prior to the greeting by the drumming circle in tweet 3/ @CBCNews) pic.twitter.com/PnzywQHn92
— Kathryn Mathias (@KathrynMathias1) July 26, 2021 Who Is Mary Simon Husband Whit Fraser? Background
Mary Simon’s husband Whit Fraser is a journalist, chairman, and executive director of the Canadian Polar Commission.
Fraser was born in Merigomish, Nova Scotia. He began his professional journey with CKEC-FM as a reporter.
Afterward, he joined CBC News in 1967 in Frobisher Bay and Yellowknife.
One of his most memorable stories is of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry in the late 1970s. It earned him a lot of appreciation and opportunities in the journalism industry.
He was a host of a nightly program, This Country, that aired in CBC Newsworld.
Fraser left television after he got a job at the Canadian Polar Commission in 1991. But, he briefly returned to television with the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation in 1999.
Meet Whit Fraser And Mary Simon Children
Whit Fraser and his wife Mary Simon are raising three children; two sons and a daughter.
However, their children’s names are not yet disclosed.
Furthermore, Fraser and Mary married in 1994 and have been together for twenty-seven years now. Governor General designate Mary Simon & her husband Whit Fraser have moved into Rideau Hall. A group of her close family & friends will not be able to attend the installation ceremony at the Senate tomorrow due to pandemic restrictions. Instead they will watch at Rideau Hall.
— Ashley Burke (@AshleyBurkeCBC) July 25, 2021 They had a memorable love story. The pair first met when Fraser was in Cambridge Bay to cover a story.
Mary was working as an interpreter at the time. She assisted him with some of the names, spellings, and translating interviews.
However, there were both married to other people then but they did strike a good friendship between them.
For the next two decades, they remained friends and ran into each other frequently.
But, when they met at a going-away party for a former employer, they realized that both of them were single. It was then their relationship took a new turn and they never separated since then.
Besides, Fraser’s previous partner’s details are a little vague at the moment. But, Mary was first married to Robert Otis in March 1967.
They separated and she later married her second husband, George Simon. They also divorced.
