Payette has been reported to bring staff to tears during ongoing berating sessions when staff are trapped on planes with her. Canada's Most Trusted News. We don’t know the truth of all this, and Payette does have her defenders. Here are a few more key facts about Payette: Payette neatly ticks two key boxes for the Trudeau Liberals; upholding the tradition of selecting a Francophone governor general when an Anglophone leaves the job, and following through on the government’s push for more women in key leadership roles. Like many astronauts, she has a commercial pilot’s licence. Julie Payette needs to resign, Gov. Only the Queen can remove a Governor General, and it’s the sort of thing that is obviously rather unprecedented and certainly not ideal. And we don’t want this to be replicated, ever. Freeland’s comments followed a CBC report that alleges the Governor General spent more than $250,000 on renovations that aim to boost her personal privacy in her official residence, Rideau Hall. Through her graduate work and her early career with IBM and Bell-Northern Research, Payette gained experience in computer research activities, particularly in natural language processing, automatic speech recognition and the application of interactive technologies in space. Star Newspapers Limited and/or its licensors. U.S. election: How does the Electoral College work? In terms of the Holocaust, it is absolutely essential that we continue to perpetuate the. It is time, Listen: The CJN Podcast Network, Signing Off, Healthy Aging: Your next doctor appointment will likely be virtual, Shinewald: Making this awful moment more tolerable, Marmur: Israel’s Arab citizens lose out in political shift, How philosophy and theology can be in dialogue together, Socalled is trying to make the best of his downtime, Veteran singer returns with ‘toxic’ single, Stories explore relationships between family, friends, Jewish movies you should stream while self-isolating, Giveaway: The Song of Names advance screenings contest (CLOSED), Come celebrate the launch of the CJN Podcast Network, À la mémoire d’un ardent ambassadeur de la culture sépharade, Solly Levy Z.’L.’, “La haine des Juifs n’a jamais eu de limite”, Le dossier du Dr. Marcus Fraenkel: la réponse de la CIVS, Israéliens et Palestiniens luttent ensemble contre le coronavirus, La lutte contre le coronavirus au Centre médical Sheba de Ramat Gan, Jennifer Tzivia MacLeod, Israel Correspondent, Survivor teaches students in Shoah documentary, New findings released on Holocaust awareness. We’re at a special point now where the survivors are in dwindling numbers. She has operated the iconic Canadarm in space, and she was the first Canadian to board the International Space Station. She can play the piano and sing. The Star reported that she had carried out a third fewer public events than her predecessors. According to this version, Payette has humiliated or even yelled at many of her employees, to the point where many have left or are contemplating leaving. “She has a presence.”. “Let’s face it, Julie has represented our country in a stellar fashion, if I may use that star term, every time she was in space and in between,” Bondar told CTV News Channel. They are a remnant of the Monarchy which we could really do without.

No one forced Payette to take the job and she’s free to leave at any point. Everybody offered condolences, because he is working really hard. Space Flight Experience: Julie Payette flew on Space Shuttle Discovery from May 27 to June 6, 1999, as a crewmember of STS-96. Let her do her own damn laundry while living in a Motel 6 while eating at Denny’s. A check-in on the public mood of Canadians with hosts Michael Stittle and Nik Nanos. How can we do better at teaching Judaism as a living culture to promote understanding? What did you discuss during your meeting with President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem? Her early work as an engineer involved computer speech recognition and natural language processing, sort of like an early version of Apple’s Siri assistant.

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You see, Payette has been trying to find ways that she could navigate her palace without actually being exposed to the commoners who pay for it and the staircase was a problem for her. To date, Payette has still refused to move into Rideau Hall as she feels that it isn’t good enough for her. She orbited Earth more than 400 times during her two space missions.

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Born in Montreal, the 53-year-old Payette is best known for logging more than 600 hours in space over two NASA flights, STS-96 in 1999 on the Space Shuttle Discovery, and STS-127 in 2009 on the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Hers includes an endorsement for float planes. She carried the Olympic flag in the opening ceremonies for the 2010 Vancouver Games, and sits on the board of the Own the Podium program. COMMENTARY: In B.C., John Horgan won his election bet. Will Trudeau be next to roll the dice? At a minimum, the government must make sure Rideau Hall gets its house in order. expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Toronto But the government picked Julie Payette for this important, albeit mainly ceremonial, role and problems at Rideau Hall reflect badly on the wisdom of its choice. If a cabinet minister were fired for this sort of thing, we wouldn’t be having a conversation about whether Canadians still believe in that cabinet position. Your predecessor, governor general  David Johnston aimed to make the role a more dynamic position.

At the time, we said “all she has done is raise questions about whether she is up to the job. It is little wonder that she has to have her personal friend in the role of secretary and that her friend appears to be as snotty and belligerent as she is. I must say, that was really poignant. More importantly, it’s to uphold the role of the Crown in Canada’s constitutional order and be trusted by all to carry that out with good judgment and respect for tradition. While millions of Canadians are unemployed and we face a fiscal crisis like none other seen before, Governor General Julie Payette is leading a life of luxury and excess while having the temerity and gall to actually bitch about it. Apparently, travel brings out the worst in Payette which is rather ironic in an astronaut and idiotic in one who chose to accept a role that includes frequent travel. This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only.

Now the 53-year-old Montrealer has also been named Canada’s 29th Governor General. It’s now been three years since she was appointed and she still doesn’t reside in the Governor General’s official residence. Payette’s secretary and friend, Assunta Di Lorenzo, is also accused of harassing employees and calling some “lazy” and “incompetent.” Payette has been burning through staff at an unprecedented rate. rights reserved. Imagine Calgary document dissection part 1, ImagineCalgary document dissection part 2, ImagineCalgary document dissection part 3, ImagineCalgary Document Dissection Part 4, Payette’s secretary and friend, Assunta Di Lorenzo, is also accused of harassing employees and calling some “lazy” and “incompetent.”. She sits on the board of Drug Free Kids Canada. We call it “GG Interactive.” The school is on one side and I’m in Ottawa in front of a computer and I answer their questions. Download the CTV News app now. How would you say the lessons of the Holocaust are influencing Canadian policy today? This interview has been edited and condensed for style and clarity. While being symbolically important, the office of Governor General is really of little use for Canada. In that case, why the hell did she accept a role which is nothing but spotlight and exposure to people? Canada’s governor general, Julie Payette, engineer, scientist, and former chief astronaut of the Canadian Space Agency sat down with The CJN during her visit to Jerusalem for the Fifth Annual World Holocaust Forum at Yad Vashem at the end of January. There have been all sorts of reports through Payette’s tenure about how much she values her privacy and how much she bristles at many of the public responsibilities that being Governor General entail. Because I’m an astronaut, I use a Star Trek line – “We boldly go where no governor general has had a chance to go before.”  So we actually visit places that are not necessarily remote, but places where the governor general hasn’t been. There’s always room for improvement, like my mom would say. That extends not only to trade and culture, but also just in deep-rooted values. COMMENTARY: Canada needs a new Governor General. It has been reported that Payette screams at and humiliates staff at Rideau Hall. Julie Payette however has gone full Marie Antoinette with the role and is embracing the luxuries of the role while abusing what she sees as commoners around her and dodging official duties whenever possible. Part of my role is to be there for those commemorations. This is why she is so unique. She was the second Canadian woman to go into space, and retired from the Canada Space Agency in 2013. Toronto Star articles, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com, Trudeau must look into complaints about Governor General, Singh says, Justin Trudeau looking at ‘all options’ after allegations of a ‘toxic’ workplace at Rideau Hall, Conservatives call on Finance Minister Bill Morneau to resign amid WE Charity scandal, The Toronto Star and thestar.com, each property of Toronto Star I travel a lot for Canada outside of Canada, but I also travel a lot inside Canada. Signing bills is literally her damn job and how hard could it be?? READ MORE: Removing a Governor General is a rare, vague process that is up to the Queen. For the good of the country, for the good of the position itself, and even for the sake of the reputation and legacy that Payette built up prior to 2017, she should resign. But that cynicism is a very real threat when it comes to the position of Governor General. To order But the government picked Julie Payette for this important, albeit mainly ceremonial, role and problems at Rideau Hall reflect badly on the wisdom of its choice. Are you also committed to traveling a lot?