Governor General of Canada
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The Governor General of Canada is the person who represents Canada's Queen (or King). The Queen of Canada does not spend much time in Canada because she is the same person as the Queen of Great Britain.
The Governor General is technically chosen by the Queen and is technically allowed to use almost all of the Queen's powers. In reality, the Queen and the Governor General are just figureheads. The Prime Minister of Canada is the country's most powerful person because according to tradition:
- The Queen always chooses the whoever the Prime Minister wants her to choose to be the Governor General.
- The Governor General must use her powers to do whatever the Prime Minister wants her to do with them, and is not allowed to use her powers without the Prime Minister's permission.
- Unlike what the President of the United States can do in his country, the Governor General is not allowed to reject new laws that are made by the Parliament of Canada.
Once in a while the Prime Minister may want something done that the Governor General is technically not allowed to do on her own. The Prime Minsiter must then go straight to the Queen but she is expected to do whatever the Prime Minister needs done.
Michaëlle Jean is the current Governor General of Canada.
