Paul Wells: The response to the GG problem is a familiar one for the Trudeau government—nothing is a big, urgent problem until it hits the nightly news
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The problem with modernizing (and the Governor General)
Paul Wells: This is not only an ill of the Trudeau Liberals, it’s a widespread ill of our age—ignoring the boring, hard-to-fix work in favour of the new
What happens when there’s no Governor General?
Philippe Lagassé, an expert on the Westminster system, talks about Julie Payette’s resignation, the uncomfortable role of the Chief Justice, and what happens next
Five things that likely won’t happen in 2021
The past year has proven that you never know what’s coming. But these things, you can probably rule out…
Notes on the Throne Speech, and a reminder that Julie Payette is governor general
Paul Wells: The speech was further from ‘bold solutions’ and closer to ‘old ways of thinking’. Then the PM took to the TV to deliver another message.
The Throne speech where everything and nothing was normal
Nick Taylor-Vaisey: There was elbow bumping, masks and only a handful of MPs. But the drama, commotion and high stakes were all front and centre.
Governor General Julie Payette’s 2020 Throne Speech: Full transcript
The Governor General of Canada formally opens the new session of Parliament as a global pandemic rages on
Throne Speech 2020: Governor General lays out Trudeau Liberals’ mandate – Full replay
Watch Julie Payette, Canada’s Governor General, deliver the Speech from the Throne and formally open the next session of Parliament
Rideau Hall’s harassment levels are still among the worst in the public service
Last year, an employee survey painted a gloomy picture of working at Rideau Hall. The latest survey suggests improvement—but a long way to go.
A disturbance in the Throne Speech continuum
For comment on the Governor General’s contribution to the Speech from the Throne, we turn to a professor of philosophy of physics