Who is the Governor General of Canada?
Q: Who is the Governor General of Canada?
A: The Governor General of Canada is the person who represents Canada's Queen (or King).
Q: Does the Queen of Canada spend much time in Canada?
A: No, the Queen of Canada does not spend much time in Canada because she is also the Queen of several other countries.
Q: How is the Governor General chosen?
A: The Governor General is technically chosen by the Queen and is allowed to use almost all of the Queen's powers. However, most of the time neither the Queen nor the Governor General use their powers without advice from the Prime Minister of Canada. The Queen would normally always choose whoever the Prime Minister wants them to choose to become Governor General.
Q: What does a Prime Minister typically advise a Governor General to do?
A: A Prime Minister typically advises a Governor General to use his/her powers for what they have advised him/her to do.
Q: When must a Prime Minister go straight to the Queen?
A: A Prime Minister must go straight to the Queen when they want something done that a Governor General is not allowed to do on their own, such as appointing 4 or 8 extra Senators to Parliament.
