Challenges ahead for new Governor General

There are high expectations for David Johnston. But perhaps we are expecting too much from the man and from the Office of the Governor General. Canadians need to demand more from all of our public representatives, especially from our elected ones.

Over the last two years, the Office of the Governor General has attracted unprecedented public interest and attention. The Prime Minister placed Michaëlle Jean in the spotlight in the fall of 2008 with a request for an early dissolution despite his own fixed election date legislation, and t...

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