Mary Simon was sworn in today as Gov. General she will act as the head of State on behalf of the Queen.
Mary Simon is the first Indigenous person to hold the highest office in Canadian Government.
Mary Simon is now officially the country’s new governor general and the first Indigenous person to hold the role following an installation ceremony in Ottawa on Monday morning.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Simon, an Inuk leader and former Canadian diplomat, as his choice to be the Queen’s representative in Canada earlier this month, replacing Julie Payette who resigned in January.
Its important milestone and gives Indigenous people belief that reconciliation is a priority.
If your going to imply she was only picked as a “Token” minority that is simply untrue she is well qualified.
How dare we celebrate Indigenous culture and an Indigenous woman… shame shame
when she was born Indigenous people couldn’t vote let alone become the most powerful civil servant in the nation.
It’s a milestone to racists, because it gives them the impression that they are not racist. Non-racists don’t care what race their Governor General is. They wouldn’t even notice unless the racists had virtue signaled their baby steps away from their own dark side.
So, racism is over. So, move on to some other genuine concern. Stop picking at the healed scar tissue.
The US had a black president for 8 years. As a nation, their racism is over too. But a minority who are racists keep scratching the scar tissue to virtue signal for their own political gain.
the missing and murdered indigenous woman.
the skyrocket suicides in Northern Canada
the lack of clean drinking water
RCMP misconduct and racial profiling
abuse of treaty rights local/provincial/federal government.