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.
93 Articles
93 Articles
Louise Arbour derided soldiers as "white boys" who "don't like women"
Facebook (Mark Carney)Author: Cosmin Dzsurdzsa, with files from Clayton DeMaine.Former Supreme Court of Canada justice and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pick for Governor General, Louise Arbour, derided Canadian soldiers as “white boys who like guns and don’t like women” while overseeing an inquiry into the Canadian Armed Forces in 2022.The comment appeared in a Maclean’s profile on Arbour published in July of that year.In the interview, Arbour a…
Inside Ottawa Valley
North Bay NipissingMark 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.
SWI swissinfo.ch
rfj.chCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Tuesday the appointment of former Judge Louise Arbour as the new Governor General, responsible in the country for representing King Charles III, the reigning Head of State.
Bowen Island Undercurrent
From Supreme Court justice to governor general: who is Louise Arbour?
OTTAWA — Louise Arbour has prosecuted international war criminals, sat as a justice on Canada's highest court, and exposed human rights violations in multiple countries as United Nations high commissioner.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 69% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
