2026 New Governor General (split from Liberal gov't thread)

[Halifax Tar]

She won’t. As a former SCC Justice she’ll be better versed than the vast majority of Canadians on not just our written constitution, but the constitutional convention that let our whole government work. She’ll know her role is not an invitation into the policy space, and that crossing that line would start to badly break things.

I am going to bookmark this. I may not need it, but...

 

[Colin Parkinson]

'Laurentian central casting'... nice one

Arbour and Vice-Regal Appointments and Powers​

There have been critics of her appointment as well. Arbour is straight out of Laurentian central casting. She’s a good person to be our head of state stand-in with a Quebec sovereignty referendum on the horizon (even Blanchet’s a fan), but that makes her a less compelling representative of the nation as Alberta prepares for a separation vote of its own. Having a Westerner in the office might have been better in that regard.

Arbour and Vice-Regal Appointments and Powers

Thoughts on the new GG and the PM’s constitutional comments

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I for one am quite tired of that cast of characters and her appointment appears to be more of the same that allowed JT to do pretty much of what she criticized about the CAF.

 

[brihard]

I am going to bookmark this. I may not need it, but...

Fill your boots. You won't need it. The left and right of arc of the GG have been long, long established. She's not going to muck that up and in doing so create a constitutional crisis - however badly you may want her to.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Fill your boots. You won't need it. The left and right of arc of the GG have been long, long established. She's not going to muck that up and in doing so create a constitutional crisis - however badly you may want her to.

You're probably right, ill admit that. But he there's always a chance

 

[daftandbarmy]

You're probably right, ill admit that. But he there's always a chance

 

[Jarnhamar]

I expected Simon to push Indigenous stuff more, seems she was content to mostly do her thing flying around and visiting.

I expect much of the same from Arbour. If there's anything she does dip her toes into I suspect it will be in the realm of Globalist/ Progressive on immigration and refugee issues.

 

[lenaitch]

If the institution survived Payette, it can likely survive a 'Lauentian Elite'.

 

[Altair]

I think the reason you see older people in the office is because their are tired and their activist days are behind them.

Payette wanted to do stuff, say stuff, use the office, and was told no, which lead to friction.

You just need a person who would prefer Rideau Hall to a retirement home as the height of their remaining aspirations.

 

[Jarnhamar]

Payette wanted to do stuff, say stuff, use the office, and was told no, which lead to friction.

Did the bullying, yelling, public humiliation of staff, and abusive management behaviour come before or after she was told no?

 

[daftandbarmy]

Did the bullying, yelling, public humiliation of staff, and abusive management behaviour come before or after she was told no?

Ask her ex-husband