First same-sex marriage and now this:
"Prime Minister Paul Martin announced today that, on his recommendation, Her Majesty the Queen is pleased to approve the appointment of Ms. Michaëlle Jean as the 27th Governor General of Canada. Ms. Jean will serve in succession to the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson."
Michaelle Jean is Canada's third female Governor General and she's Canada's first black GG. She was born in Haiti and fled here in 1968 as a refugee.
I feel so proud to live in such a progressive country. I learned this news as I was leaving Canada and heading off to Internext.
For those of you who don't know: "As both a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy, Canada's Head of State is Her Majesty The Queen who is represented at the national level by a Governor General and at the provincial level by a Lieutenant Governor. Therefore, The Queen has eleven direct representatives in Canada who, by their presence, represent the important work of the Crown and reflect the true face of Canadian society."
So in Canada the GG is the highest you can go.
dzinerbear
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