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Winnipeg Free Press By: John Chidley-Hill and Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press Posted:
Last Modified: 10:03 AM CST Friday, Jan. 29, 2021
OTTAWA - With a growing sentiment that Julie Payette s abrupt departure from Rideau Hall provides an opportunity for Canada to have its first Indigenous governor general, Perry Bellegarde laughs when asked if he s been taking French lessons.
Perry Bellegarde, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, takes part in an event on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Bellegarde says it s time for Canada to have a First Nations governor general days after Julie Payette announced her resignation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
John Chidley-Hill and Maan Alhmidi
Perry Bellegarde, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, takes part in an event on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Bellegarde says it s time for Canada to have a First Nations governor general days after Julie Payette announced her resignation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick January 29, 2021 - 8:03 AM
OTTAWA - With a growing sentiment that Julie Payette s abrupt departure from Rideau Hall provides an opportunity for Canada to have its first Indigenous governor general, Perry Bellegarde laughs when asked if he s been taking French lessons. Mais oui, Bellegarde said Thursday in an interview with The Canadian Press â Yes.
Maybe, Bellegarde said Thursday in an interview with The Canadian Press.
Bellegarde, who is not seeking re-election as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations next July, said he has not been formally approached by any person in decision-making authority regarding the job and that he is focused on his current one till it s done.
That out of the way, Bellegarde expressed enthusiasm for the idea of having a First Nations person named to be the Queen s representative in Canada a post suddenly vacated last week when Payette stepped down over a scathing review of the work environment she presided over at Rideau Hall.