So, what does he actually do?
On TV, an interview. With DJ, who is the GG of CA. There: total shorthand description of the holder of a job that doesn’t have a description. The head of the whole shebang, and yet the role comes down to an endless series of “meet and greet” sessions.
The GG. I tried to remember who else has “held” the position, in my lifetime. There are lists available, on Wiki and elsewhere. Useful, because I do recognize the eleven names that have sat on the ceremonial seat in my lifetime, but I’d be lost if I had to put the names into chronological order. Or match them with the parallel PM. We’re not like our neighbours, who turn the ability to list their presidents into something as educationally important as saying the alphabet.
Go ahead: name the current GG. I’ve supplied the intials. Is his face clearly visible, or do you get stuck? Peek on Wiki, if you must. Actually, most Canadians are able to name more athletic trophies than GGs (even if the cups were, for the main part, donated by and named after the patron GG). Odd how that works.
Unless you have a solid grounding in our process of governance, you may not be able to say, exactly, what the GG does. Actually, neither can he (in reference to the current one). He has taken to writing a series of letters to his fellow citizens, although you may never get to read them, unless you have access to a superb library. From the interview, I’ve taken away that it might be a decent read.
And as for the utility of the GGs, don’t get me started. There’s also a tribe of LGs…
