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Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour will be installed as Canada’s next governor general on June 8.
Before being announced as the next representative of the King in Canada, Arbour had a long career as an accomplished jurist, having served in a number of highly influential roles both at home and abroad.
The 79-year-old was previously the chief prosecutor for the international criminal tribunals for both the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and CEO of the International Crisis Group.
She has received 42 honorary doctorates and is already a Companion of the Order of Canada — the country’s highest honour — in recognition of her pioneering legal work here and around the world.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Mark Carney described Arbour as an exemplary “steward of our tradition of peace, order and good government” and the “guardian of our constitutional order.”
Carney went on to say she “will represent the best of Canada to Canadians and to the world. A country that’s a bastion of security, prosperity and justice — a beacon to a world lost at sea. A Canada that is clear-eyed about the challenges we face and steadfast in the values we uphold.”
Arbour said Tuesday that she accepted the role “with a deep sense of duty.”
“The strength of this country resides in stable institutions managed with wisdom and sustained through the desire for the well-being of our country and the planet,” she said.
Source: cbc
