For a position that is supposed to be non-partisan and represent all Canadians, Louise Arbour was exactly the wrong pick to become Canada’s next Governor General. That’s not on Madame Arbour, who I hope serves with grace and dignity while in the job. Botching the pick is completely on Prime Minister Mark Carney.

When Arbour’s name was first floated in the media, I doubted the reports, thinking there was no way that Carney and his team would be so foolish as to make such a political, partisan pick.

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Turns out they were that foolish, and they are quite impressed with themselves at the same time.

Arbour’s activism has remained consistent

There is no doubt that Arbour is an accomplished woman who has held high and prestigious positions in Canada and on the world stage. There is also no doubt that she fits the stereotype of a Laurentian Elite liberal insider who holds all the right, or make that left, progressive views.

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