New Governor-General announced
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New Governor-General announced
It seems that Julie Payette will the next GG ..................
chosen by Trudeau, but ticks ALL rhe boxes .............
Francophone (from Montreal)
Fluent in both English and French
Former Astronaut
Highly educated (engineer)
Involved with the community
female
Personally .......... I think it is a great choice, even if he did not apparently set up a committee to study and make recommendations
chosen by Trudeau, but ticks ALL rhe boxes .............
Francophone (from Montreal)
Fluent in both English and French
Former Astronaut
Highly educated (engineer)
Involved with the community
female
Personally .......... I think it is a great choice, even if he did not apparently set up a committee to study and make recommendations
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Re: New Governor-General announced
No idea who she is, but to the extent that Canada needs/wants a GG, she seems, on paper, to be excellent.
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Re: New Governor-General announced
A well paid post for simply being there and doing what she's told.
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Re: New Governor-General announced
Of course the office (and the method of selection) of Governor General is outdated and archaic and smacks of colonial times and all that other guff. But it does provide a very convenient way to separate the head of state from the head of government, which in my view is probably worth the archaism. I'm not especially pro- or anti-monarchy, and I certainly wouldn't care if the G-G had nothing to do with being the "monarch's representative" or however it's officially designated. But if the alternative is a directly (or even indirectly, via an electoral college) elected politically-affiliated president, then I'll keep the G-G, thanks very much.
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Of course having a foreign monarch as head of state does mean that you get it on the cheap, a bonus really. Why keep a dog when the neighbour has one?