Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to name former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour as Canada’s next governor general, according to sources speaking to CBC’s French-language service, Radio-Canada.
Carney picks a francophone with a long legal resume to serve as the King’s representative in Canada
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Watch CBC News special coverage as Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a news conference in Ottawa to announce Canada’s next governor general. Sources tell Radio-Canada that former Supreme Court of Canada justice Louise Arbour will be appointed to the role.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to name former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour as Canada’s next governor general, according to sources speaking to CBC’s French-language service, Radio-Canada.
Carney is picking a francophone with a long legal resume that includes stints prosecuting war crimes in Rwanda and Yugoslavia and serving as the UN human rights commissioner.
Arbour will serve as the King’s representative and the commander-in-chief of the Canadian Armed Forces, replacing Mary Simon whose five-year stint as the first Indigenous governor general is due to end soon.
La Presse was the first to report Arbour will be appointed to the vice-regal role.
More to come.
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