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August 3, 2005
New Governor General
On Thursday Prime Minister Martin will announce Canada's new Governor General, Michaëlle Jean.
So, what the heck does the Governor General do? According to this CBC page, the GG is essentially appointed by the Prime Minister, and duties include:
- Representing the Crown and ensuring there is always a prime minister.
- Acting on advice of prime minister and cabinet ministers to give royal assent to bills passed in the Senate and House of Commons.
- Signing state documents.
- Reading throne speech.
- Presiding over swearing-in of prime minister, chief justice and cabinet ministers.
Oh, and get paid over $100,000 a year. Not bad, eh?
If I had known that a career in journalism could get me appointed to one of the highest positions in the country, then I might have chosen a different career path, and maybe played up the whole being-born-in-Québec-thing.
Félicitations Mlle Jean!
Comments
you're so racist.
Posted by: dav at August 6, 2005 10:48 PM