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    Carney wählt die ehemalige Richterin des Obersten Gerichtshofs, Louise Arbor, zur Generalgouverneurin: Quellen

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    2. trollunit on

      Probably the most Ottawa-centric choice imaginable. This one’s for the NAC crowd.

    5. Fit_Toe_3077 on

      Good for her. I was in law school when she was writing decisions for the SCC and all I remember is how extensive and long they were.

    6. Standard_Program7042 on

      A high court Justice is a natural fit. Should be boring and know the role, which is what the job requires.

    7. asmallteapot on

      Some details I found interesting from skimming [her Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Arbour):

      • She clerked for the late Justice Louis-Philippe Pigeon
      • Her daughter Emilie stood as an NDP candidate in the 2015 and 2019 federal elections
      • She [led a Commission of Inquiry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbour_Report) on a riot at the Prison for Women in Kingston, Ontario, whose report led the creation of regional women’s prisons across Canada
      • She personally signed [the indictment of Slobodan Milosevic at the Hague under the ICTfY](https://www.icty.org/en/content/indictments)

    8. Old_General_6741 on

      Good decision but isn’t she in her 80’s. I do understand that massive work she has done in the past but should age also be a factor?

    9. AccurateAd5298 on

      On the face of it, she’s a good pick, but her Macleans interview from a few years ago really rubbed me the wrong way. She was talking about reforming the CAF and said this:

      “If you just recruit white boys who like guns but don’t like women or anybody who doesn’t look like them, you’ll perpetuate that culture.”

      She had no idea about the CAF if she actually thinks this is what it’s like. She came off as incredibly condescending about the institution, and seems to be in that weird sliver of upper middle class Canadians who really like shitting on the people that protect their interests.

      That being said, she’s got a lot of good points and I’m hoping she does a great job.

    10. Roderto on

      It was a given the new GG would need to be bilingual. A safe if boring choice is probably what the country needs right now.

    11. No-Commission-8159 on

      Fantastic pick

      Her experience makes her an exceptional fit for the role 

      Carney continues to play four moves ahead 

    12. assshark on

      Is she old? Yes. Is she a “Laurentian Elite”? I guess?

      Is she insanely qualified for the position and should we stop crapping on and whining about our most accomplished and internationally respected citizens? Yes.

    13. SnooConfections8768 on

      Wow! Someone with actual qualifications. What a novel idea. She is bilingual too. Not just the first blank to be blank.

    18. WiseDebt7345 on

      Yet another female from Quebec. (4 of the last 5)

      As a Canadian I am tired of this constant pandering.

    19. MsToadfield on

      Wow, could there be anyone more qualified? She might piss off the American administration too with the ICC connection.

    20. Ca1rill on

      Asked if she considers herself a monarchist, Arbour said in French that she „doesn’t really know what that term is supposed to mean“ but voiced her support for the current system.

      C’mon, sometime with 42 honorary degrees doesn’t know what a monarchist is 🙄.

    22. Doog5 on

      She developed a mass immigration policy for the United Nations, and signed Canada up.

    23. StructureSuitable471 on

      This woman is a 79 year old boomer. Was there no one else?

      The appointment really does symbolize the idea that Canada is no country for young people. It is run by and for the benefit of people with government pensions and paid off homes who still long for those ‘simpler times’ of the 1980s when everyone was ‘nice.’

    24. superbit415 on

      I am just happy its not a former CEO of something. Glad we aren’t that far gone yet.

    26. Sith_Army_Knife on

      I have nothing but contempt for the supreme court, but she is at least from before it went completely off the rails.

    27. Puzzleheaded_Fee_419 on

      Incomes the conservatives who suddenly becomes republican (uk type republican) and complain about the governor general role

    28. Thereal_Stormm006 on

      She calls any criticism of unchecked immigration “self-defeating” as if we should surrender and let them all in, worry about consequences later…

      Luckily the GG has severely limited powers, but it still is not a good look, especially when increasing immigration levels in a short amount of time has contributed to increased demand with limited supply, thus resulting in a cost-of-living crisis.

    29. Local-Elk9049 on

      She sounds highly qualified but I wished that the new GG was a bit younger.

      I recall when Carney visited Australia and met with the PM and others there including Australia’s Governor General Sam Mostyn. She seemed to really fit the role and is a young 60 years old.

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