POLL: Should Canada’s Next Governor General Be Aboriginal?
According to the CBC, the head of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Ron Evans, thinks Canada’s next appointee to the position of Governor General should be someone Aboriginal.
The report says Evans believes the unprecedented move would unite Canadians. His nominees: Phil Fontaine (former Assembly of First Nations leader) and Leona Aglukkaq (current federal Health Minister).
Globe & Mail columnist Lawrence Martin agrees, claiming there’s “a good chance” the Prime Minister will appoint an Aboriginal person to the post, naming Inuit leader Mary Simon as the most likely choice.
Methinks it’s time to ask what you make of such an idea. Luckily, we have a comments section and a hot-off-the-presses poll ready to go. Please vote!
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Seriously, any “Aboriginal” that would take this position would the ultimate sell-out or the ultimate revolutionary. There could be no middle ground. There is no honour in the pomp and ceremony of the office of the GG, unless a concerted and public effort is mounted to rectify indigenous rights within the Canadian state. Without the requisite critical post-colonial mindset, any “Aboriginal” GG would be an embarrassing side-note in our longstanding struggle to protect and affirm every aspect of daily indigenous life against colonial intrusions and injustice .
how do you spell c-o-l-o-n-i-a-l-i-s-m?
Seriously, any “Aboriginal” that would take this position would the ultimate sell-out or the ultimate revolutionary. There could be no middle ground. There is no honour in the pomp and ceremony of the office of the GG, unless a concerted and public effort is mounted to rectify indigenous rights within the Canadian state. Without the requisite critical post-colonial mindset, any “Aboriginal” GG would be an embarrassing side-note in our longstanding struggle to protect and affirm every aspect of daily indigenous life against colonial intrusions and injustice .