The Governor General is always the centre of attention when a throne speech is presented — but never before like this. Payette shares a laugh with Trudeau before delivering the throne speech in the Senate chamber on Dec. 5, 2019. Trudeau looks on as Payette, the Governor General designate, speaks to reporters on Parliament Hill on July 13, 2017. More than a month after it broke, however, Trudeau called Payette an "excellent" Governor General and said he had no intention of replacing her. "So maybe he was trying to lessen the potential tension between him and the Governor General before the throne speech."

Source: CBC News September 20, 2020 21:00 UTC