New Website – New Governor General of Canada
A new website has been released for the new Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean. The statement on her home page:
I am eagerly looking forward to meeting my fellow-Canadians very soon. I am convinced that Canada will continue to accomplish great things if we work together for a better quality of life–for our own population and for humanity. Our country is vast and it is blessed with a wealth of colours and the varied music of its tongues and accents. Many have not had the good fortune of measuring its full extent. I know how privileged I am. And knowing it makes me impatient and eager to meet you and to begin the dialogue that I consider to be the founding principle of this country.
There is not a lot of content yet as she has just been instated to the post, however there is an e-mail distribution list for anyone interested in being notified of any G.G. news.
What’s needed on her site, among other things, are links to constitutional documents and analyses that relate to her role in governing Canada and make it intelligible to citizens.
Maybe we here at Slaw could put together a package of such documents or links and send them to her for inclusion. (Does her office have counsel? It must. Who is it?)
No Counsel. Constitutionally would rely on Justice and PCO for advice.
For posting try:
Frédérique Tsai-Klassen
Chief, Information and Media Services
Office of the Secretary to the Governor General
Information and Media Services
1 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
K1A 0A1
Telephone:
(613) 993-8158
Fax:
(613) 998-1664
or
David Perkins
Electronic Publishing Advisor
Office of the Secretary to the Governor General
Information and Media Services
1 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
K1A 0A1
Telephone:
(613) 990-2601
Fax:
(613) 998-8760
Perhaps starting by submitting the suggestion would do? I expect the Library of Parliament would already have this material gathered together in some format, at least for internal use by Members of Parliament. This is what they have for the public: “Inside Canada’s Parliament – The Institutions”.
Where is Eugene Forsey when he’s needed?
It looks like the spirit of Eugene Forsey still lingers on the Library of Parliament webpages. See this “welcome” note: