Governor General of Canada Resigning
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Multiple media reports state that Governor General Julie Payette is resigning.
The move comes after several media reports today called an independent look into working conditions at Rideau Hall “damning”.
An independent firm was hired to look into the working conditions after some staffers came forward with allegations of bullying.
If Payette hadn’t resigned, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would have had to call on Queen Elizabeth to find another person to fill the vice-regal role.
So far there has been no statement from the government.
Posted: Jan 22, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 22
Julie Payette leaves along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after delivering the throne speech in the Senate chamber in Ottawa on Sept. 23, 2020. Payette resigned her post as governor general on Thursday. She may be the first governor general to have to resign in scandal, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau does not come away from the scandal unscathed.(Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)
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January 21, 2021 Payette is preceded by Di Lorenzo (at bottom) as she arrives to deliver the Speech from the Throne on Sept. 23, 2020 (CP/Justin Tang)
After months of media reports about a toxic workplace at Rideau Hall, and following an independent report examining the allegations, Governor General Julie Payette announced on Thursday evening that she was resigning. In a lengthy statement she said, in part, “We all experience things differently, but we should always strive to do better, and be attentive to one another’s perceptions.” Her secretary, Assunta di Lorenzo, has also resigned.
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