Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour named as Canada's next governor general

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Prime Minister Mark Carney has named retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour as Canada’s next governor general.

The governor general is the representative of Britain’s King Charles III. The king is the head of state in Canada, a member of the Commonwealth of former colonies.

The governor has important constitutional duties, but the job is mostly ceremonial and symbolic.

Arbour will replace Mary Simon, Canada’s first Indigenous governor general, who will reach the five-year mark of her tenure in July.

Carney said Tuesday Arbour is a world-renowned legal scholar, judge, and leader in human rights and justice.

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Louise Arbour named Governor General