She has promised to try to learn it in her position as governor general. "But decades have elapsed between her school days and her nomination as GG, when she did not feel it was useful to learn French. Am I supposed to applaud that she is promising to learn French at the age of 73?" Many francophones seem to be conflicted about the first Indigenous person to hold the office of governor general. Political scientist Stéphanie Chouinard says English Canadians would not be pleased if a governor general did not speak their language.

Source: CBC News July 14, 2021 07:52 UTC