At issue is not Clarkson's devotion to the military. Of all her actions and faux pas, her dealings with the military were the one brigtht spot in an otherwise dismal record as GG.
Perhaps the most negative factor of her tenure was the increase in her budget from $11 Million in 1999 to over $19 Million by 2003. When requested to explain her spending largesse, she refused, stating "I am above politics". Who can forget her $6 Million 19 day jaunt to Northern Europe accompanied by 50 of Canada's leading ivory tower intellectuals?
My primary complaint with the GG is how the individual is appointed. Instead of a raw politically biased appointment, the honour should go to a person who has made great and selfless contributions to the country. The appointment should be based on the decision of a committee made up of individual Canadians from across the country. How about Rick Hansen? Betty Fox?
The GG should be a unifying force, and her actions and decisions should be above reproach. Perhaps GG Clarkson warmed the heart of a few members of the military, but she did little to unify population of this great country.
Perhaps the most negative factor of her tenure was the increase in her budget from $11 Million in 1999 to over $19 Million by 2003. When requested to explain her spending largesse, she refused, stating "I am above politics". Who can forget her $6 Million 19 day jaunt to Northern Europe accompanied by 50 of Canada's leading ivory tower intellectuals?
My primary complaint with the GG is how the individual is appointed. Instead of a raw politically biased appointment, the honour should go to a person who has made great and selfless contributions to the country. The appointment should be based on the decision of a committee made up of individual Canadians from across the country. How about Rick Hansen? Betty Fox?
The GG should be a unifying force, and her actions and decisions should be above reproach. Perhaps GG Clarkson warmed the heart of a few members of the military, but she did little to unify population of this great country.