Posted AT 4:04 AM EST on 27/07/05
Clarkson's successor likely to be Quebec woman
With the Prime Minister's Office indicating a new governor-general will be named shortly, speculation by vice-regal watchers is now focusing on Quebec — which hasn't produced a governor-general in 15 years — and a francophone woman.
The rationale for a Quebec woman is that, with the minority government Liberals substantially behind the Bloc Québécois in the polls, the appointment of a high-profile Quebecker as the Queen's representative could be politically beneficial.
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