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My Choice for GG
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7/9/2010 4:00:00 AM
As we told you on AM980, University of Waterloo president David Johnston has been picked by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to replace Michaelle Jean as governor general.
He'll take over the post October 1st when the term of Michaelle Jean officially ends.
Johnston, now 69, has ties to London, back in the 1970's he was the Dean of Law at the University of Western Ontario.
Johnston is fine but I wish we thought a little bigger. It's too late now but maybe we can chew on this for five years when we need to replace Johnston -- Prince Harry.
We just had the Queen in Canada for a 9-day stint and she created a buzz wherever she went. Since the position of governor general isn't going away anytime soon I think we should get creative with the role.
Why not offer the job to Harry and say we'd like him to be our governor general for 10 years, really make it worth his while.
Back in the 1980's Harry's father, Prince Charles was in the running to be the governor general in Australia (supposedly he 'coveted' the job). Three years ago Prince William was reportedly a candidate as well and officials for both princes say they would seriously consider the job if it was offered.
We haven't had a non-Canadian serve as governor general since the Viscount Alexander of Tunis who served from 1946 to 1952. Given that the GG is the Queen's representative in Canada and Harry is in her family I don't think it would be a stretch to have him fill the position.
If I had my druthers we wouldn't have a governor general at all, but that's another blog for another day. I want someone dynamic. That means no academics, no journalists and definitely no politicians .
Let's think big -- not boring.
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Devon Peacock
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