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Julie Payette’s resignation amid allegations of workplace harassment means that the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court will serve as interim Governor General, but a Crown expert says this temporary appointment should be as brief as possible as it presents potential conflicts.
Trudeau faces questions over vetting process after Payette resigns
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Jan 22, 2021 at 7:46 pm EDT
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stands in front of his cabinet as he speaks to media during the final day of the Liberal cabinet retreat at the Fairmont Hotel in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Sudoma
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s admission Friday that he might have to improve the vetting for high-level appointments sparked criticism over why he didn’t figure that out before he chose Julie Payette as governor general.
Julie Payette
announced her resignation from the role on Thursday, about a week after the government received the damning findings of an independent investigation into allegations that she presided over a toxic work environment at Rideau Hall.
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Trudeau speaks to the Queen after Payette s resignation as governor general
The Canadian Press In this image taken from video and made available by Buckingham Palace, Britain s Queen Elizabeth II addresses the nation and the Commonwealth from Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, Sunday April 5, 2020. Queen Elizabeth II made a rare address, calling on Britons to rise to the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic, to exercise self-discipline in âan increasingly challenging timeâ. , Buckingham Palace via AP
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he spoke with the Queen by telephone on Friday to let her know that Canada s Chief Justice Richard Wagner is stepping in until Trudeau names a new governor general.