Justin Trudeau abandoned the option of being advised by a panel of vice-regal experts who had been convened to vet previous governors and lieutenant generals, in order to fast-track a female, multi-lingual, francophone former astronaut. As with most of his appointments, she appeared to have been sent by central casting to fill the position. She was “too spectacular to say no to,” in the words of one person involved in the process (such as it was).
It may all blow over. Payette may grow accustomed to the public scrutiny. She may adapt to the pomp and ceremony inherent in the position and see out her mandate. The Liberals may appoint someone already involved in the peace and security community as its newest ambassador.
But do not be shocked if it emerges that this most touchy-feely of governments has created an expensive, superfluous position to provide a soft landing for Payette and cover for a blunder of its own making.
They are the party of “comfy fur”.
I remember the day that Michelle Jean was appointed.
The little CTV metro-sexual on the news at noon rubbed his little hands with glee: “She’s got ALL the right qualities – she’s a woman, she’s bilingual, and she’s a minority.”
There you have it: all the right qualities indeed.
I miss Georges Vanier.
Adrienne Clarkson and her celebrity Canadian author husband were my favorite G-G couple.How could you NOT love someone who said to her glorious circle of Canadian intellectual elitists, “it’s party time!” Did we ever find out the costs of her foreign adventures accompanied by half of the beautiful people in Ottawa/Toronto?
As a good Liberal,I am lobbying my beloved PM to appoint an FN G-G,after all, it’s 2018 or if he waits until next year, 2019. I mention that as our PM may not be aware of that fact.
Phil Fontaine for G-G, anything else is racist in the extreme,and we’d probably get some kind of award from the UN for virtue signalling.
“Phil Fontaine for G-G, …”
Man! Great idea!
And as long as he’s queer, or trans, or 2-spirited, or humps lonely badgers, I’m with you!
Phil Fontaine would be good but there is probably an Indian that is more racist and therefore more deserving… personally I would prefer someone with three boobs and a pussy hat who self identifies as a french talking front hole.
She’s probably too old now, but I would really go for Rev. Margaret Waterchief. She is a truly great woman, and would do honour to the post of GG.
Nah…..the best one of all would be THERESA SPENCE… Justin even spent some time with her…remember..??
Major General Vanier was by far the best and most deserving of the Canadian born Governors General. Michelle Jean, despite early misgivings, didn’t suck. Adrienne Clarkson did suck. I remember Jules Leger wondering around in a stroke induced stupor serving as second highest in command under the Queen. If a guy with half a brain could be entrusted to the high office, what’s the deal? After all we have a PM with half a brain.
I call bs on that.
The Sockmonkey does have a brain.
His name is Gerald Butts.
Butts and Turdeau had one objective: legalize pot. Now we’ll have a PM who’s perpetually stoned.
…Hey that might be a big improvement!
Roland Michener was also a class act.
After Leger had his stroke, he offered to step down. I’m not entirely sure about the details of what followed, but he was allowed to keep his job and Mme. Leger assisted him by reading his speeches for him.
By the way, one thing many people aren’t aware of is that the Governor General is the Chief Scout of Canada. When Vanier died, the Boy Scouts didn’t just lose a fellow Canadian, the lost one of their own.
So was David Johnson
I remember when he died. His death was a great loss to the country. I did not realize until recently reading his biography that he took on the role somewhat reluctantly because he was not in good health even then. Merci beaucoup, GG Vanier, pour votre service.
The elephant in the room is that on one side you have the vice regal bureaucracy and on the other you have the PMO bureaucracy. The vice regal nobs are having problems supervising the PMO’s appointee, and now the pachyderm that threatens to go on a rampage is that if this keeps up the “great unwashed” may start questioning the need for a Governor General and making it a fashionable idea. Not that it hasn’t come up in the past, but with the current government that reacts immediately to issues of fashion it could take hold in caucus. The trouble for both sides is that without a GG who would be the head of State? Who would be given authority to sign legislation into law. Worse, it would touch off a “constitutional crisis”(tm).
But the real issue is that without a GG the PMO would be replaced with someone else with that much power.
Can’t have that now can we?
“… without a GG who would be the head of State? …”
Without a Governor General the reigning monarch is head of state. Same as with a Governor General.
Actually don’t care, but it’s a shame she’s such a dud as GG. Our previous Governors General were enjoyable; she’s insufferable.
Adrienne Clarkson was a disgrace as GG, making a mockery of the position.
Her husband John Ralston Saul was hated by every worker or contactor who came in contact with him on the grounds of Rideau Hall. Acted like he was royalty. Arrogant f’n pole-smoker should have been jap-slapped and probably still deserves a beating.
Both Clarkson and Jean were insufferable. This Payette however is outdoing them in that department.
She gives new meaning to the term “space cadet”
Most Canadians couldn’t name the gg or what the office represents. This is a non issue with voters.
Liberals have never *ever* respected tradition of any kind unless they are pandering to minorities then all of a sudden tradition matters.
So it should come as no surprise that they chose entirely the wrong person to fill the role of Governor General.
There is irony afoot.
Team Sockmonkey is being lead by an inner circle that believes they are thee most astute political operatives on the planet. They believed that when they appointed Payette, and they still believe it.
What could possibly make them admit they made a mistake?
What could possibly keep them from making the same mistake twice?
For reference please take note of the current success this government has had with building pipelines, international trade, and border security for three examples.
I disagree, Liberals have always respected tradition: once elected they feed relentlessly at the public trough, and work hard to line their own pockets.
– Just like Conservatives, for that matter – for example, one need look no further than Lyin’ Brian.
Not Canadian… so.. Am I wrong to think that a person in this position holds the reins of the Prime Minister and his government. And in the event of… oh say…. an idiot being voted into the PM’s office, can she not dissolve the parliament? So… if she’s unhappy or bored she would probably be more inclined to take an action rather than simply jump ship. As a a female, multi-lingual, francophone former astronaut, given the right kind of suggestions she might be too spectacular to say no. Get her to believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything and just do it.
Theoretically, she’s the queen’s rep in Canada. As a colony, the GG was the ultimate local authority. Nowadays, just a figurehead, though nominally the commander of the military. While her approval would be required to call an election, sign a bill into law, or name a PM, it’s a formality and never refused.
“. While her approval would be required to call an election, sign a bill into law, or name a PM, it’s a formality and never refused.”
Its like the notwithstanding clause.
She could demand a resignation from a PM and she has authority to do so. However, its tradition that has been accepted much like the nwsc that the GG never use that authority.
The elephant in the room is that if it came to a moment in time where a vice regal actually used that authority, the Laurentian elite would be forced to actually change the law and devolve not only the power of the crown but of the privy council, the PMO, and the establishment as it is now.
In a perfect storm scenario Payette could be in a position to create that dynamic, but realistically there are enough of them to keep it from happening.
Again, whatever Trudeau touches turns to sh!t. And Canadians pick up the tab. Again.
Other articles have mentioned that GG Payette doesn’t suffer fools gladly. But I don’t appreciate hand-picked representatives, arrogant representatives, talking down to me as she does. Justin Trudeau oozed self-righteousness in picking the GG with the “right” viz-min characteristics. So now he can choke on this self-created problem.
It rather seems as if GG Payette is the wrong woman for the job. Too bad, as she is very accomplished in her own right. Just not suited for being GG.
“whatever Trudeau touches turns to shit”… that would be a good campaign slogan… I also like, vote for Juthtin and get Jerry Diaz and George Soros… either way Trudopians are so dumb these slogans would probably deliver the traitorous moron another majority.
The Governor General could call an election but a call to the Queen would get her fired and quickly replaced. One advantage of a monarchy – oversight.
The biggest practical benefit is that no matter how much popular vote a Trudeau (any Trudeau, just for example) gets and how much executive authority the PM’s position holds, there is someone who can summon the PM to attend at their office and that PM has to go and when s/he gets their can’t sit down until invited to do so.
too bad she didnt have an air leak in the suit.
apparently everything blows up in a bloody mess in the vacuum of space.
then again, a vacuous twit, the air pressure is 0 on both sides of the barrier.
hb, you can’t be farther off the mark if you tried. She an intelligent individual who is a doer rather than a follower, or figure head. She is completely wrong for the type of position she is in. It’s another Turd mistake, as the Turd has a much lower IQ than her, and couldn’t empathize with the f*ck up he has created
well NotME000, she shoulda-coulda just turned down the friggin appointment.
but that would require integrity, self respect and a big dollop of honesty and INTELLIGENCE to clearly recognized the situation.
I win!!
If she did have an air leak, there would be no “blow up”. She’d simply run the risk of drowning.
Kate – you’re channeling Bill Murphy.
The article channels “The Sound of Music”.
WTF?
The other advantage of a monarchy – the big one – is that it helps to keep scheming, over-ambitious politicians in their place, which is always a good thing. They need to know that they and their party politics are completely disposable and their ideologies perishable over time, whereas the state, embodied by the monarch, rolls on.
No politician can become the head of state, only the head of government of the day. And that’s a good thing too.
I was recently involved in the appointment of a Commissioner to serve a role in my little city. The man we selected came with credentials … “so far superior, that there was no other choice”. So he became a Commissioner. After he was seated, he spread havoc and terror on the Commission he served. He was convinced everything the city was doing was WRONG … and only HE could fix it. He rejected projects, outrageously critiqued projects, and generally pissed off the every citizen who appeared before him. He essentially seized property rights in the service of his personal opinions. He also smelled of alcohol at public hearings.
This man’s “credentials” were crap, and indicative of NOTHING. Beware men (and women) arriving with … credentials. After this man was seated … we also started hearing from people who had worked with him … and the personal stories were horrifying. This high-credentialed man was a complete prick and tool. After much damage was done … the city was able to force his resignation. His resignation letter declared that the people of our city were all idiots, and didn’t deserve his brilliance.
Oh Boy, another Ministry of Silly Walks in addition to the dozens we already enjoy!
Kool! Now there are enough Ministers for the Twit Olympics
I think the Liberals should have chosen a prettier girl to be GG. Someone without those stains in her divorce files. There are millions of prettier women in Canada. And much nicer ones too.
She’s as much a figurehead as the Queen of England (who was quite a looker back in her day).
I don’t want her to be smart, I don’t care if she thinks at all. All she needs to do is look good. If she could dance it wouldn’t hurt as well. Maybe we could simply elevate Miss Canada to the post of GG each year as kind of a “thank you very much” for being Miss Canada, here’s part B of your award and she can lead the Gray Cup Parade too. Don’t think, be like Justin Trudeau, but don’t spend money that’s not yours, don’t say anything, don’t be an asshole like him, just be pretty, and wave at the kids watching the parade.
The GG represents absolutely everything I hate about politics.
Absolutely no real responsibilities whatsoever, a HUGE salary and expense budget and blah blah blah diversity is our strength blah blah blah budgeting from the heart outward.
This country really, really needs change or we are not going to be a country anymore it seems..
Virtually every country in the world had a similar position. Some are elected, some are born into it, and some are appointed. Their only real job is to appoint the Prime Minister. The rest is fluff.
Payette was chosen for one reason only. To sabotage the importance of the title, Governor General.
Queen Elizabeth is 93. How many years does she have left? Whether she passes away or decides to abdicate the Throne, we are nearing the end of her Reign.
When that happens, there will be a lot of questions about remaining in the Commonwealth.
What better way to sway public opinion than to have a representative who doesn’t care for the position.
I agree, they will use her to break with the crown, may even get a Trudeau or two in the ongoing oligarchy
Didnt Australia looked at getting rid of their GG? I think they would have to abandon the Westminster system and become a republic in order to do so. There are a lot of anti monarchists in Oz.
Wheather Julie is qualified isn’t the question. Who is qualified in bongo’s government?
I see we are offering up our condescending ‘star’ chrystal freeloader to the Saudis. In an effort to ausage the Saudis, chrystal is going to meet with the them at the UN and try and smooth over her diplomatic insults.
This should go over well. The Saudis don’t even speak to wimmin let alone seek their advice.
I bet they make her crawl. Ha ha
“Didnt Australia looked at getting rid of their GG? I think they would have to abandon the Westminster system and become a republic in order to do so.”
Italy is a republic and they appoint a powerless president. Same system – different name. Sweden is a monarchy – same again.
We have a Governor General ?
Our Governor General is an astronaut while our Prime minister is a space cadet.
Oh yeah!
I’d forgotten all about her!
Sanctimonious twat whose first act was to disparage people who expressed a belief in a Creator or who questioned the AGW orthodoxy. She really must think her shit doesn’t stink!
Not an astronaut, just a space cadet.
Sounds like she was cut from the same cloth as Climate Barbie.
yep Eddy, any intelligent person WOULD question that majik man in the sky. As there is NO proof of the guy, why wouldn’t you question him as well. Or do you believe Disney movies also???
Please explain to me exactly how a chemical reaction becomes a living thing. I await your response.
Back in the day, when taking a course in pre-Cambrian geology, I came upon a paper which suggested life evolved from crystal growth, specifically from defect structures in sheet silicates.
– Only one proof needed that our Lord exists – the devil only-too-obviously does…
eddy, tell me were “god” came from. You may not be aware of this, butt, infinity is beyond the scope of human comprehension, now try again with your libtard deflection tactics
I don’t need infinity to reach the conclusion that abiogenesis is dead on arrival.
It’s a complete waste of time trying to discuss anything with NME666.
In Crocodile Dundee’s words, “like two fleas arguing over who owns the dog…”
NME666, why do you imagine we should know where our Lord came from? Why do you imagine that’s any business of ours, or that our pathetic human minds could even understand the answer if it were given us? Just curious…
exactly. the nome de plume says it all. refer to Rev 13:18
also, any evillusionist (ya I know), try this:
ALL living matter consists of protons. ALL of it.
ALL 10^80 protons are exactly the same up to what, 10^100 whatever.
so lets look at one of them.
today’s skill testing question, HOW does this proton ‘know’ how to
– become all the elements that are the living organisms, ie carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, trace elements
– in just the right sequence
-in just the right place
-in just the right quantities
to become a living organism?
’tis jus respundin to da enviiiiironmend’ comes the feeble answer
well said environment is merely OTHER protons.
so we rephrase, what property is contained within that proton that it ‘knows’ how to precisely ‘respond’ to external influences to come up with life?
where is this property within that one proton (because they are ALL the same remember)? where is it? hiding between the quarks? where?
etc
evillusionists will NOT even attempt to answer this question that bores right down to the bedrock of where LIFE came from. theyre afraid to.
that’s when they default to insult and sarcasm
and that NotME000 is your cue !!!
Well said brother
No one has mentioned that Payette is also butt ugly. At least Michaelle Jean was a hottie.
Yes I did, above “marc in calgary” comment at 1.26 pm ….
I thought Michaelle Jean did a very good job too.
Yes, surprisingly for a CBC pedigree. Obviously still kept some Haitian pride.
Not “CBC pedigree” but “Radio-Canada pedigree”.
Ça explique tout, mon vieux!
!!!! If Payette does step down,Justin can appoint Wendy Mesley from CBC as the next G-G!! OooooH! Or Rosemary Barton!!!
If the latter, I may move to the USA and Michael Moore can have my place up here in Canader.
“At least Michaelle Jean was a hottie”
Yup. A hottie.
Our money burned a hole in her pocket.
Full Video – Trump speaks at the United Nations General Assembly
http://commoncts.blogspot.com/2018/09/full-video-trump-speaks-at-united.html
An invisible dog. Who IS the GG? Anyone seen or heard of her? The last time I heard, she was insulting Christians.
This poor dullard is so out of his bong zone, check out todays snub of Zoolander by the big dog at the UN circle jerk. If Toronto wants to stay on the wrong side of history lets us in Sask and AB let them stay there, by separating into the”post nation state” of StampRiders! Yea we will become “irregular” bank robbers on only eastern banks when we please and it will be great. What an effing moron you gave us Ontario and Eastern Canada.
“Justin Trudeau abandoned the option of being advised by a panel (…) experts…” My Prime Minister is a willfully negligent narcisstic prick.
regarding Michaelle Jean,
she responded to the criticism of dual citizenship by renouncing her French citizenry.
IIRC, she is STILL the ONLY GG who had enough respect to SHOW UP at the Normandy memorial for the ceremony that year.
http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=12017
“I was privileged to join a delegation of Aboriginal veterans on a spiritual journey to Beny-sur-Mer and Juno Beach in Normandy. I valued, more than you can imagine, the opportunity to join with them and share in this incredible journey”
the rest is just jealousy eh?
and ya she is a hottie.
Thanks “Another Calgary Marc” and “Joseph.”
I think… or would strongly advise Canadians to tweak their superfluous nipple. (I’m a sucker for themes)
It would surprise me if Trudeau hasn’t, by now, totally disgusted her.