Canada’s newly installed Governor General has drawn criticism for her recent keynote speech at the Canadian Science Policy Conference in Ottawa. But the unique demands of the Governor General’s role may require her to abandon extemporaneous remarks. But, as the sovereign’s representative, the Governor General should not express views about what is suitable for discussion in legislative chambers. At that ceremony, the Governor General declared that it was “a good thing that we finally decided to listen again” to the wisdom of Aboriginal Canadians. On the trip, the governor general openly empathized with British Columbians, but avoided either justifying or criticizing his government.

Source: National Post November 06, 2017 18:26 UTC