Der nächste Generalgouverneur muss fließend Englisch und Französisch sprechen, sagt der offizielle Sprachenwächter

Absolutely. Thankfully, [Carney’s already pledged to do so](https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadaPolitics/comments/1sow63x/next_governorgeneral_must_be_fluent_in_english/). Being an anglophone, I don’t think he feels he could get away with nominating a GG that can’t speak French. The law obviously doesn’t create any obligations on the matter, so Trudeau’s nomination of Simon never went beyond public outcry (though it of course got some support among the opponents of official bilingualism), but Carney wouldn’t want to needlessly undermine the good will he’s managed to generate in Quebec, especially with the PQ still leading in the polls.