Louise Arbour Named Canada's 31st Governor General

Is Arbour's appointment a triumph of moral authority or a troubling display of ideological bias?

Published MAY 5

Louise Arbour Named Canada's 31st Governor General

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Above: Louise Arbour, Canada’s newly appointed 31st governor general. Image credit: Governor General of Canada/X

The Spin

Pro-government narrative

Louise Arbour is one of the most qualified people ever appointed Governor General — a Supreme Court justice, U.N. war crimes prosecutor and human rights commissioner who spent five decades holding power accountable. This is a serious choice for a serious role. Canada gets a Governor General with genuine moral authority and a record that speaks for itself.

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Government-critical narrative

Appointing someone who publicly argued against deporting illegal migrants and helped shepherd the Global Compact for Migration into existence raises real questions about judgment. Arbour called anyone skeptical of mass refugee intake "hypocrites" and said Western nations must import workers to maintain living standards. This is a strong ideological record, and Canadians deserve to know it before celebrating this pick.

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