Another star appointment comes back biting

Orbiting the earth is impressive, but it makes you an astronaut, not a governor general.

Julie Payette, pictured on the day she was installed as Canada's 29th Governor General, resigned from the post on Jan. 21, after a government-sponsored investigation confirmed media reports that she had mistreated staff at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HARRIS

January 25, 2021

HALIFAX—When you wish upon a star, be careful what you wish for. Justin Trudeau likes picking “stars” when adding to his team. People whom regular people recognize rather than know. People on TV for example. Those familiar strangers who dish out the news, or roost on the right chat show platf...

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