Many strong Indigenous candidates for governor-in-council appointments

The list demonstrates that we are well past the stage of token or unqualified Indigenous appointments.

Former Conservative cabinet minister Leona Aglukkaq is among the many Indigenous Canadians well qualified to taken any number of different senior government jobs, writes Andrew Cardozo.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY ANDREW CARDOZO

July 14, 2017

OTTAWA—Julie Payette is a great choice for the next governor general. If the role includes the ability to inspire Canadians to rise to greater heights, she has it in abundance, metaphorically and in reality. There was much talk about an Indigenous governor general, and just recently four Liberal ...

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