Say what you will about Justin's Trudeau's policies -- when the rubber hits the road, there's a lot of continuity between him and Stephen Harper -- the fact is that, when it comes to optics, he's a much better politician than his predecessor. Put simply, his appointment of Julie Payette as the next Governor General is a brilliant stroke.
Payette is a highly accomplished woman -- brilliant, scientifically gifted, with superb soft skills which can be communicated in six languages.
Trrudeau could not have chosen a better person to represent Canada -- at home and abroad -- than Payette.
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I give him credit where it is due, Owen. An excellent choice!
Really? I think a GG should be an old fool who can say nice things to visiting dignitaries and otherwise stay out of the way.
As a side note, remember the fuss the last time we had a GG with an agenda, Adrienne Clarkson.
Only time will tell.... if she is a globalist then she is worth nothing to Canada! We need to take back Canada and make it healthy so we have the where with all to help others in need! Trudeau is basically a selfie king with little to offer our Canada than giving us away one piece at a time and for free too!
I agree, Lorne. She's an excellent choice.
I make a distinction between a globalist and an internationalist, Barb. To me, a globalist pursues globalization -- an agenda I disagree with. An internationalist is someone like Lester Pearson. We need more like him. Let's hope Payette is cut from the same cloth as Pearson.
Time will tell, Toby. Something tells me she's nobody's fool.
Makes no difference what the poor woman is - it's a purely ceremonial role. If I were her I'd turn it down - what it mostly means these days is years of dealing with ignorant fools day in and day out ad infinitum nausea.
Anyone in public life these days has to suffer ignorant fools, Dana. Nonetheless, she's willing to do it. May she succeed as she has in other areas of her life.
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