OTTAWA — The federal government is set to reveal Canada’s next governor general Thursday with an announcement outside the doors of the Senate. The 53-year-old Montrealer, who speaks six languages, was picked from 5,330 applicants in 1992 to be one of four new astronauts with the Canadian Space Agency. Multiple officials say that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will make the announcement himself, and is expected to be flanked by the new viceregal just as Gov. At the time, Harper had a minority government and so who held the post of governor general was essential to maintaining the stability of government. When asked late last year how he’d pick the next governor general, Trudeau was noncommittal about what process he would use.

Source: National Post July 12, 2017 20:34 UTC