Quebecers take legal route to remove Indigenous governor general over lack of French

Court rules judge can hear case that alleges appointment of Mary Simon violates constitutional rules for bilingualism

A group of Quebecers have cleared a major hurdle in their efforts to have Canada’s governor general removed because she does not speak French.

A Quebec superior court judge ruled that it could hear the case, which asserts that Queen Elizabeth II’s 2021 appointment of Mary Simon – Canada’s first Indigenous governor general – violates constitutional rules for bilingualism.

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