Arbour's fantasy vision of Canada
Governor general speech shows her elitist views
By News on the Net -- TORONTO SUN & Lorrie Goldstein—— Bio and Archives--June 9, 2026
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Much like Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech to the Jewish community last week, Governor General Louise Arbour described an idealized Canada that doesn’t exist in her installation speech on Monday.
They share the enduring view of the Laurentian Elite — the political, legal, financial and cultural gatekeepers of Canada in the Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto corridor — of which Arbour, as a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Supreme Court justice, is a charter member.
It is a view of Canada that works for them, but not for millions of Canadians on the outside looking in. ---More...
EDITORIAL: New Gov. Gen. Louise Arbour's claim Canada is "near perfect" was a smug wink and a nod to the Laurentian Elite class of which she is a charter member, in a Canada that works for them but not for millions of Canadians on the outside looking in.https://t.co/m0v2ZEgfdr
— Lorrie Goldstein (@sunlorrie)June 9, 2026
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