Mother Theresa Reincarnate
Posted on | September 28, 2005 |
A few posts ago I mentioned that I was just a wee bit apprehensive about the appointment of Michaelle Jean as Governor-General. (see GG Jean) I also said that I would give her the benefit of the doubt and let her show her stuff before rendering final judgment. Some people however have already drawn their own conclusions. John Ibbitson of the Globe and Mail had this to say:
Her promise is the promise of what we almost are, of what we want to be. She is the becoming Canada.There is a reason for the extraordinary attention paid yesterday to the investiture of Michaelle Jean as Governor-General, and for the extraordinary controversy — from accusations of separatist sympathies to the indiscretions of a dress designer — that preceded it.
The millions — no, the many millions — who are in our land today having arrived from somewhere else can tell us of real wounds, real pain, a pain known to those who came here a quarter century ago from a ravaged Southeast Asia, or half a century ago from a ravaged Europe. Our new Governor-General knows this pain.
“The story of that little girl, who watched her parents, her family, and her friends grappling with the horrors of a ruthless dictatorship, who became the woman standing before you today, is a lesson in learning to be free,” she declared.
Wow! He makes her sound like the second coming of Mother Theresa. Take it easy John, don’t drool too much. She’s only Governor General not the saviour. Save the praise for when she finishes her term - if she deserves it.
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