Liberal MPs call on PM to choose first indigenous governor general in name of ‘reconciliation’

Members of the Liberals' indigenous caucus want Justin Trudeau to replace the departing David Johnston with the country's first indigenous GG.

Four members of the Liberal Party's indigenous caucus are publicly calling for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to nominate Canada's first indigenous governor general later this year. They are, from left, Dan Vandal, Marc Serré, Robert-Falcon Ouellette, and Michael McLeod.The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Jake Wright, and photograph courtesy of Bernard Thibodeau

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

July 12, 2017

Indigenous Liberal MPs are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to nominate for appointment Canada's first governor general of First Nations, Métis, or Inuit descent, which they say would honour the spirit of reconciliation with the country’s First Peoples....

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