Trudeau says no issues raised to prevent Payette from becoming Governor General
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed the secretive process used to select the next Governor General for the first time on Thursday, saying that nothing came up during the vetting of Julie Payette that he saw as a stumbling block to her appointment.
Political appointees are normally run through a thorough vetting process designed to root out personal history that could be damaging for the candidate and government should they become public. Depending on what is found, the government may move on to another candidate.
Trudeau said that Payette went through the same check as other high-profile political appointees.
“The vetting process is deep and extensive and raised absolutely no issues that would prevent her from being Governor General. She will make an extraordinary Governor General,” Trudeau said at an event in Barrie, Ont.