Julie Payette resigns as governor general after investigation into workplace harassment at Rideau Hall, Trudeau says her replacement will be named in ‘due course’

Apologizing for 'tensions' that became public over the last months, the former governor general says that 'we all experience things differently, but we should always strive to do better, and be attentive to one another’s perceptions.'

Julie Payette, pictured when she was installed as Governor General of Canada on Oct. 2, 2017, is stepping away from her post as governor general, which she says comes at an 'opportune time' in her personal life following an investigation into a toxic workplace culture at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY AIDAN CHAMANDY, PALAK MANGAT

January 21, 2021

Julie Payette resigned as governor general Thursday, after reports that an independent review appeared to corroborate allegations that she presided over a workplace culture that was characterized by harassment and abuse of employees. Her deputy, Assunta di Lorenzo, also implicated in the allegation...

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