Quebec Premier François Legault says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon still has some work to do on her French
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, the first Indigenous person named as the Queen’s representative in Canada, still has some work to do on her French, Quebec Premier François Legault said Thursday.
The premier said he met with Simon out of “courtesy,” adding that he would like to see the roles of governor general and lieutenant-governor abolished. However he added that Simon’s appointment, “is a positive message” regarding the country’s desire to mend its relationship with Indigenous Peoples. Simon isn’t the only representative of the Queen who has upset francophones in Canada. Last month, a New Brunswick court ruled that Trudeau’s decision to appoint a unilingual anglophone as lieutenant-governor of that province in 2019 violated constitutional language protections.
Quebec’s second opposition party, Québec solidaire, was less congenial toward Simon, with spokesman Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois saying Thursday he politely declined an invitation to meet her.
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