On The Line: The case for the Canadian Crown
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Jen Gerson interviews John Fraser about his book on Canada's governors general and the significance of the role in Canadian politics.
In this episode of On The Line , host Jen Gerson sits down with author and longtime journalist John Fraser to discuss his latest book, The Governors General: An Intimate History of Canada’s Highest Office . And the timing couldn’t be better — although the interview was recorded before the announcement, Prime Minister Mark Carney just named former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour to be our next governor-general. Fraser’s book is part history, part memoir, and part insider account, drawing on Fraser’s decades of experience in Canadian public life to tell the story of an institution that is often overlooked but rarely irrelevant. This episode of On The Line is brought to you by Dominion Dynamics. Canada has never had true sovereign awareness of our North. Vast parts of our country are a blind spot. And when you can’t see your own territory, you can’t defend it, secure it, or respond when threats emerge. Dominion Dynamics is changing that. Dominion is building a sovereign command and control capability that lets Canada and its allies see, respond, and defend across every domain. We started in the Arctic, where extreme conditions demand technology no one else can deliver. Threats…
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