Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce the identity of Canada’s next governor general on Tuesday, Global News has learned.
Carney, on Monday, was travelling back to Ottawa from the Armenian capital of Yerevan where he had participated in the 8th European Political Community summit.
Neither he nor his senior aides were available to comment while they were in transit but his public itinerary for Tuesday indicates that, on Tuesday morning, he will be in Ottawa to “announce a new appointment.”
The current governor general, Mary Simon, an Inuk woman born in northern Québec, was the first Indigenous Canadian to hold the office.
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While Simon spoke Inuktitut and English, her appointment was controversial because she did not speak both of Canada’s official languages, English and French.
Simon, like every Canadian-born governor general in Canada’s history, was appointed by Queen Elizabeth II.
Her successor, the 31st Governor General of Canada, will be the first who will be appointed by King Charles III and first appointed on Carney’s recommendation.
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Simon, who is 78, has indicated through her husband, that she is ready to retire.
Governors general do not serve for a defined term though most serve for about five years. Simon’s predecessor, Julie Payette, served less than three-and-a-half years while Payette’s predecessor, David Johnston, served for seven years and a day.
In Canada’s system of government, the governor general performs mostly a ceremonial role, acting as the commander-in-chief of Canada’s armed forces and the representative in Canada of Canada’s head of state, currently King Charles III.
I’ve always wondered if this position is the King’s representative, why doesn’t the King pay the expenses?
Another position that’s a total waste of taxpayers money
We got a population crisis and buddy opens up generataional birthright citizenships… Is Carney retarted???
another one at the trough
Pick me! Pick Me!
You don’t need to do much.
I once had a hamster.
Why are PP’s fans here so racist against First Nations? PP couldn’t even find a Canadian to marry but they hate natives?
Tony Fuda is full of zhit. He always levels some disastrous view without a single example.
He’s a trumper who loves the PP drinkers as you can see by his posts. Where is PP anyway? Hiding in his mansion all spring?
Lots of money to pay salaries and perks and pensions. never ever a cut. Always more so they dont fall behind their own policies that screw us and take everything from us. Always an excuse why and if we squawk to much, we get the military thrown at us.
Sure go ahead, put another indian in the spot or some broad who has a fetish for expensive things and thinks she’s an indian queen. The last two have been a damned joke.
@ Rick” You talking about trump?
I wish Canada would get rid of this position.It isn’t necessary . The person does whatever the PM asks anyways. Just another patronage position that is a total waste of money.
Be interesting to see if he appoints someone who is appropriate or if he panders lto the easily msnipulated like Trudeau did
The way the Liberals operate it will probably be a TFW that claimed asylum to avoid deportation for committing a crime here or someone with strong ties to the CCP
The cronyism under the Carney regime is out of control
Do we get to vote and choose like in a “democracy” like the liberals said they were sticking up for, or is Carney and his rich friends the only ones allowed to make decisions for the rest of us?
Heard it is his idol Justin Tru-DOH
SET TO ANNOUNCE ANOTHER INDIGENOUS FREE LOADER
Another insane waste of taxpayers money that serves absolutely NO purpose. When is max carnage maduro going to do ANYTHING for Canadians?
Another waste of money paid to these favoured hoty totys
And the glorious pensions afterwords
A waste of money period
As long as the Governor General speaks 1 of the official languages it should be fine. And as the Kings representative, it should be English.
Why the fuss about needing to speak a language that only 10% of the population speaks?
Enough of this outdated ritual. King Chuck dont give f*ck about Canada. Nor do I give a f*ck about King Chuck. Such a waste of millions. Like the damned senate. Bunch of useless high paid nothings.
The Governor General position is a total waste of our money. Should be discontinued.