Canada’s New Governor General David Johnston Is Just A Wrinkled Old White Man. Is This Really Diversity?
It is so sad that Prime Minister Stephen Harper did not continue with diversity when he chose Canada’s new Governor General. The beautiful, elegant, sophisticated, Michaelle Jean will step down in a few months as the Governor General.
Now David Johnston a wrinked, old, white man is Canada’s new governor general. Is this really the best Harper could do? The Governor General is very important because he or she represents Canada on the international stage.
When the former Prime Minister Paul Martin selected Michaelle Jean to become Canada’s first black Governor General there was an uproar in the mainstream white Canadian media.
After all, black people can immigrate to Canada work hard and become Canadian citizens but we have to “know our place” and not become too involved in Canadian politics.
Canada has transformed from a white, Christian, Anglo Saxon, nation and is now a diverse country.
I applauded Paul Martin’s decision because if Canada is truly a multicultural nation then we need to see different communities represented in Canadian politics.
Why did Harper choose a white man to be Governor General anyway? Aren’t there already a plethora of old white guys in the Canadian senate?
Adrienne Clarkson and Michaelle Jean were wonderful Governor Generals. I am not impressed that Prime Minister Harper’s decision he just went with a safe boring choice.
I guess Harper’s voting bloc will be pleased that David Johnston is Canada’s new Governor General but this decision is so disappointing.
I just feel that David Johnston will not attract the imagination or passion of the Canadian society. Michaelle Jean is still very popular overseas she is very attractive, intelligent, and charismatic.
In fact, Condoleezza Rice and Barack Obama both requested to meet Michaelle Jean when they visited Canada. Ms. Jean is well known and respected in the United States and across the world.
Gayblackcanada 
re: New Governor General
Orville,
You really are an angry black man. Where is it said that the governor general has to be a female non-white immigrant from now on. Michaela Jean was lovely and was a terrific gov gen, in spite of her separatist husband, and I’ve always liked Adriene Clarkeson, but if you want true representation, then a visible minority should only be there in a ratio of 1.5/8.5 whites. To refer to this highly accomplished man as a wrinkly old white man, smacks of your inherent anger towards whites. The job of governor general is supposed to be a quiet dignified ceremonial position. It holds no power, and people around the world, if they think of Canada at all, see the prime minister as the representative of Canada. Of course Obama and Rice wanted to meet her. They wanted to see one of their own doing well. It is understandable, that when people of oppressed minorities(don’t really like that word) rise to positions of power and see others of their own do likewise, it lifts their spirits. In conclusion, don’t expect every prime minister to appoint a talented and intellegent visible minority to the position of governor general, when there are still plenty of talented and intellegent wrinkly old white men and women around. Wait your turn, we have to go through 8.5 more whites before that happens.
get off it you tard. this is still a white country.
diversity is a crock. this govenor general is a legitimite appointment. not a token so canada can look like a nation that really knows how to treat its wogs.