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...
Donate to Canadian History Ehx at 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...
Support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at 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...
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...
Since Vincent Massey became the first Canadian born Governor General, the country had had one Governor General born in Ontario, three who were Francophone, one from Manitoba and one from Alberta. After Jeanne Sauve finished her term as Governor...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at After Vincent Massey made history as the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada, it was up to his replacement, Georges Vanier, to make history as well. For Vanier, not only was he...
When the Ninth Earl of Bessborough arrived in Canada in 1931, the country was in the grips of The Great Depression. It was a time of hardship for the country, economic strife and a changing landscape thanks to the spread of radio. Today, I am...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at With the departure of Lord Byng as Governor General, the position was going through a drastic change as the country moved through the last half of the 1920s. After the King Byng Affair, there...
After the highly popular Lord and Lady Dufferin left Canada to return to England, Canada would receive a new Governor General in the form of John Campbell, the 9th Duke Of Argyll and the Marquis of Lorne. Born on Aug. 6, 1845 in London to George...