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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rob Gillies

Retired Supreme Court justice becomes Canada's Governor General, the representative of King Charles

Canada Governor General - (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Retired Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour was installed as Canada’s next governor general on Monday after a swearing-in ceremony.

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.

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