Canadian flags line the walkway in front of the Parliament in Ottawa, Ontario, October 2, 2017. Julie Payette will be sworn in later this morning as the 29th Governor General of Canada. Lars Hagberg/AFP
The outgoing Governor General David Johnston and his wife Sharon acknowledges the crowd in the senate chamber in Ottawa, Ontario, October 2, 2017. The former astronaut Julie Payette will become the 29th Governor General of Canada later this morning. Lars Hagberg/AFP
The Governor General Designate Julie Payette(bottom right) and her son Laurier Payette Flynn arrive in the senate chamber in Ottawa, Ontario, October 2, 2017. The former astronaut Julie Payette will become the 29th Governor General of Canada. Lars Hagberg/AFP
The Designate Governor General Julie Payette hug the current and outgoing Governor General David Johnston senate in Ottawa, Ontario, October 2, 2017. The former astronaut Julie Payette will become the 29th Governor General of Canada. Lars Hagberg/AFP
The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau bowes to the new The Governor General Julie Payette senate in Ottawa, Ontario, October 2, 2017. The former astronaut Julie Payette is the 29th Governor General of Canada. Lars Hagberg/AFP
The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers his speech to the newly sworn in Governor General Julie Payette in the Senate in Ottawa, Ontario, October 2, 2017. The former astronaut Julie Payette is the 29th Governor General of Canada. Lars Hagberg/AFP
The newly sworn in Governor General Julie Payette deliver her speech in Senate chamber on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, October 2, 2017. The former astronaut Julie Payette is the 29th Governor General of Canada. Lars Hagberg/AFP
Julie Payette, the 29th Governor General of Canada deliver her speech in Senate chamber in Ottawa, Ontario, October 2, 2017. Lars Hagberg/AFP
The newly sworn in Governor General Julie Payette salutes while leaving the Senate chamber in Ottawa, Ontario, October 2, 2017. The former astronaut Julie Payette is the 29th Governor General of Canada. Lars Hagberg/AFP
The Governor General of Canada Julie Payette waves to guests on the Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, October 2, 2017. The former astronaut Julie Payette is the 29th Governor General of Canada. Lars Hagberg/AFP
Two F-18 from CFB Bagotville, does a fly-past on Parliament Hill during the ceremony of the new Governor General Julie Payette in Ottawa, Ontario, October 2, 2017. The former astronaut Julie Payette is the 29th Governor General of Canada. Lars Hagberg/AFP
The newly sworn in Governor General Julie Payette inspect the honour guard at Rideau hall in Ottawa, Ontario, October 2, 2017. The former astronaut Julie Payette is the 29th Governor General of Canada. Lars Hagberg/AFP
The newly sworn in Governor General Julie Payette waves as she and her son Laurier Payette Flynn enter the Rideau hall resident for the first time as Governor General at Rideau hall in Ottawa, Ontario, October 2, 2017. The former astronaut Julie Payette is the 29th Governor General of Canada. Lars Hagberg/AFP
Laurier Payette Flynn(the Governor General Julie Payette's son) receives a hug from the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau at the Canadian Museum of History for a reception in Gatineau, Quebec, October 2, 2017. Lars Hagberg/AFP