Talk:Governor General of Canada

message: @Mr Serjeant Buzfuz: I agree that we have to rely on sources, but that sentence as written is dubious. There is very likely a chiefdom in some isolated BC first nation that predates the office of the GG. The source obviously meant that it is the oldest institution established under Western law. —Arctic Gnome (talk • contribs) 15:40, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: That would be reading a gloss into the source. Maybe there is a First Nations institution that is older and continuous, but until that it brought forward, backed up by a reliable source, we can't assume that is the case.  Nor can we assume that is what the author of Crown of Maples meant. Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 15:44, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "oldest continuous institution in Canada" 

message: The redirect President of canada has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached.  Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 19:00, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
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message: The introductory paragraphs of the article are overly wordy. The first few sentences should clearly outline the origin of the Governor General's position, how they are appointed, their official roles and responsibilities and, importantly, their de facto role. 
One must read up to the "Role" section to discover that the modern role of the Governor General is largely ceremonial. There is needless waffle about the King "residing in his oldest and most populous realm" - it reads like something written by a Royal historian. The statement about the tradition of alternating between French- and English-speaking appointees should be relegated to further in the article. 
Also, the introduction does not even mention the name of the current GG.
This article about the Australian GG is far easier to read and gives the layman a decent understanding of the GG's position relatively quickly. 131.172.30.143 (talk) 16:46, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestion for introduction section 

message: While I can understand from the perspective of those in-the-know about the Canadian governor general that the absence of a hyphen from the title is trivial, hyphenating the title as "governor-general of Canada" and pluralizing it as "governor-generals" are common errors in the media and elsewhere. So, it seems clarification in this article is helpful and I don't think a note will get noticed. To sort of try to meet the two sides halfway, I've put the spelling info back in article mainspace, but, as the last section, at the bottom. Does that suffice? ₪ MIESIANIACAL 16:07, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spelling of title 

message: I noticed you removed "head of state" from the intro, as a description of the monarch's position, but I restored it. Would it not be best to let our readers know that Charles III is both monarch & head of state of Canada, as well as the rest of the Commonwealth realms? Anyways, if you disagree (via reverting)? I'll let it be. GoodDay (talk) 21:02, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Monarch is head of state 

message: I have reworded the sentence you reverted so that it is now in quotations and says that the GG has been "described as the 'de facto head of state'." Please note the difference between saying the "GG is the de facto head of state" and "has been described as the 'de facto head of state'". I have included eight sources, several of which are academic journals, others of which are CBC News items. You may disagree with what these sources say but that's not a reason to remove reliably sourced information. Wellington Bay (talk) 15:45, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I initially reverted your changes, but then restored them. It's best for folks to see what exactly is being disputed, in the following RFC. GoodDay (talk) 21:10, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Topic not really covered outside of media in the form of click bait.....no real academic debate  ..as the sources presented here state.........including Kenneth Munro that says "For many years, journalists and broadcasters have contributed to the confusion and fuss about who is, in fact, the Canadian head of state"Moxy🍁 05:22, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: "de facto head of state"

message: *No - Per WP:WEIGHT, the monarch is described as the head of state. IMHO, we should avoid confusing editors on this matter. GoodDay (talk) 21:09, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey