Populism vs. pomp

If things are different for viceregals, you better believe they’re also different for everybody else who holds public office.

Gov. Gen. Julie Payette, and former governors general Michaëlle Jean and Adrienne Clarkson. All three have recently experienced the sting of what might be called a populist backlash, writes Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and file photographs

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

November 12, 2018

OAKVILLE, ONT.—The power of populism as a political force is such that it can even make life difficult for vice-regals. Just ask Canada’s current Gov. Gen. Julie Payette, or ask two of our former governor-generals, Adrienne Clarkson and Michaëlle Jean. All three of these women have recently ...

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