Carney picks former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour to be governor general: sources
The former Supreme Court justice is fluent in English and French and has led UN war crimes and human rights work.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Tuesday he will name Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour as Canada's next Governor-General, with the King approving the appointment to succeed Mary Simon.
- Carney faced pressure to ensure the next Governor-General was fluent in English and French, following criticism of Simon's French-language abilities; Arbour, born in Montreal, addresses this linguistic requirement.
- Arbour served on the Supreme Court from 1999 to 2004 and later as a United Nations commissioner, leading international criminal tribunals that investigated war crimes in Yugoslavia and Rwanda, indicting Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic.
- Premiers Danielle Smith and Tim Houston had called for representation outside Central Canada, noting more than 30 years since a Governor-General served from Western Canada; Arbour brings experience reviewing Sexual Misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces.
- Replacing Simon, whose five-year stint ends soon, Arbour will perform constitutional duties including granting royal assent to acts of Parliament and serve as a Companion of the Order of Canada.
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The Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, named Louise Arbour on Tuesday as the country’s next governor general. She is one of the most recognized Canadian figures worldwide, mainly for her vast experience as a jurist. The premier said in Ottawa that Arbour “will represent the best of Canada to Canadians and to the world. A country that is a bastion of security, prosperity and justice, a beacon for a drifting world.” The governor general is the…
Louise Arbour derided soldiers as "white boys" who "don't like women"
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Mark Carney selects Louise Arbour as Canada’s next governor general. What does the role entail?
Arbour, 79, will replace current Governor General Mary Simon, when her five-year term expires in July. Here's what a governor general does.
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