After the resignation of Julie Payette as Governor General in January 2021, Canada went through a period of time, longer than at any other time in its history, without a Governor General before a new one was chosen. This time, the appointment would...
Other posts in this series are at the end of this post. 1956 Venturing into the middle of the decade, Quebec was four years removed from its last election and ready to once again to go to the polls. Maurice Duplessis continued to lead the Union...
Through its history, the Governors General of Canada had come from many backgrounds. There were academics, soldiers, broadcasters and politicians. Very little changed in regard to the profession of the vice-regal until Canada received its first...
Other posts in this series at end of post 1927 For the first time in some time, the leaders of the two main parties in Quebec would not change leaders when the next election came along, four years after the last one. Louis-Alexandre Taschereau...
For the first time in the 21st century, Canada would have a male Governor General. In fact, when David Johnston took over from Michaelle Jean in 2010, he was the first male Governor General in 11 years. As well, in a marked change from the 20th...
Other posts in this series at end of post 1897 Three decades since Quebec had joined Confederation, it was going through another election and this one would shift the political landscape of the country and it wouldn’t change until the country was...
For the first time in Canadian history, a female Governor General would be replaced, not by a male Governor General, but another female Governor General. Such was the case in 2005 when Michaelle Jean replaced Adrienne Clarkson, but we are getting...
Other posts in this series at end of post Here we are on another election journey. So far on From John To Justin, I’ve covered every election in Canadian history, and every election in Ontario’s history. Now, it is time for every election in...
After Jeanne Sauve served as the first female Governor General from 1984 to 1990, it would be a decade before another female Governor General came along. This time, it was time for another Governor General to make history, Adrienne Clarkson, who was...
Since Vincent Massey had become the first Canadian-born Governor General, there had been Governors General from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. So far, both coasts of Canada had not been represented yet, but that would change...