Prime Minister Mark Carney walks with Louise Arbour to announce the new governor general during an event in Ottawa, May 5 2026. The Canadian Press/Adrian WyldPrime Minister Mark Carney has picked former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour to be Canada’s next governor general.“Louise Arbour has held nearly every office a Canadian jurist can hold, and several that no Canadian has held before,” Carney said during a May 5 press conference at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa.
Carney Names Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour as Next Governor General
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