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

[Halifax Tar]

The Head of State position is most democracies, parliamentary and republican, is largely ceremonial. Some are elected, some are political appointments. Some are called President; some Prime Minister. Some combine HoS and HoG, such as the finely oiled machine to our south.

If we got rid of it, in all likelihood we would replace it with something similar.

To ape our southern neighbours we'd need to find an incontinent dementia riddled self aggrandizing grifter.

Is Kevin O'Leary available?

I know we like to crap on the US right now, and their president makes it easy, I grant you.

Lets also not snub our noses too hard, we are the country that elected Voldemort three times, and then elected the same group of MPs a fourth time, what's the definition of insanity again ? We like to gloss over that the US has provided some excellent leaders. Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt(s), JFK, Regan, Obama just to name a few.

Any ways back to our glorious new GG best of luck, I hope you're the last.

 

[daftandbarmy]

'Laurentian central casting'... nice one

Arbour and Vice-Regal Appointments and Powers​

The reaction to Arbour’s appointment has been mostly positive. Her background is certainly impressive. She has prosecuted war crimes, sat on the Supreme Court of Canada, been the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and led a significant inquiry into sexual misconduct and cultural change within the Canadian Armed Forces. Arbour is fluently bilingual and has the experience and gravitas to do the job.

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

lagassep.substack.com

 

[Altair]

'Laurentian central casting'... nice one

Arbour and Vice-Regal Appointments and Powers​

The reaction to Arbour’s appointment has been mostly positive. Her background is certainly impressive. She has prosecuted war crimes, sat on the Supreme Court of Canada, been the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and led a significant inquiry into sexual misconduct and cultural change within the Canadian Armed Forces. Arbour is fluently bilingual and has the experience and gravitas to do the job.

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

lagassep.substack.com

Its wise.

Carney is faced with two separatists movements, one lead by a organized political party and the other by Jeffrey rath.

I would have lost a lot of respect for him if he took the Alberta separatists seriously

 

[Halifax Tar]

'Laurentian central casting'... nice one

Arbour and Vice-Regal Appointments and Powers​

The reaction to Arbour’s appointment has been mostly positive. Her background is certainly impressive. She has prosecuted war crimes, sat on the Supreme Court of Canada, been the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and led a significant inquiry into sexual misconduct and cultural change within the Canadian Armed Forces. Arbour is fluently bilingual and has the experience and gravitas to do the job.

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

lagassep.substack.com

Seen a lot of stuff online, negative. Seems she's not a big fan of men, white men, the military or guns. And any combination of those.

People can change I suppose.

 

[OldSolduer]

The GG holds little actual power. I’m not all that fussed about her appointment.

 

[QV]

Probably a ton of influence.