The Governor General and her troops
A photo gallery of Michaelle Jean’s whirlwind tour of Afghanistan
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Governor General
’So that the flame of hope that I saw in their eyes continues to burn’
According to her office, the Governor General has just returned from a day trip to Afghanistan. Her remarks to the troops there...
’That to me is what governance is all about’
The prepared text of the Governor General’s speech on hip-hop, young people and urban arts in Edmonton last week. Your...
Unelected representative democracy
Dale Smith sings the praises of the Governor General, then goes ahead and makes a case for the Senate.
Stand and salute (II)
The Torch tries to sort out whether or not the Prime Minister should have received that salute. Various acronyms ensue.
Stand and salute
Dale Smith notes the Prime Minister received a salute from the governor general’s guard at yesterday’s Canada Day...
Northern colleges pressure feds for Arctic university
Three schools seek financial commitment from Harper gov’t; GG already on board
Governor General may want to go back to school
As we learned from the coalition government controversy, many Canadians don’t understand our parliamentary system. The GG may want to add herself to the list
Jean continues to push for Arctic university
Says Canada is "at least 40 years behind" Norway, Finland, Sweden and the U.S.
How’s this for an encore?
The Governor General is going on a seal hunt .