Quebec Group Goes to Court Over Gov Gen Mary Simon’s Lack of French

Quebec Group Goes to Court Over Gov Gen Mary Simon’s Lack of French
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon delivers the Throne Speech in the Senate in Ottawa, Nov. 23, 2021. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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A group of Quebecers is going to court to argue that Mary Simon’s appointment as governor general should be invalidated because she isn’t fluent in French.

The group, led by historian Frédéric Bastien, is asking the Quebec Superior Court for a declaratory judgment stating that Simon’s appointment violates Charter provisions declaring Canada to be bilingual.