She is fulfilling her mandate. Which was to review what exactly the GG did, task out what was important, then eliminate the position. I’ll bet 5 bucks, she’ll be the last one.
I don’t think I’m being biased. I’m the sentimental ceremonial type who struggles with further distancing ourselves from our history with the crown. So when I read this, my take is change is coming, they’re being quiet about it because a lot of leafs will toss dust over it. But it does read like the writing is on the wall.. really though, do we need to pay someone that much to hand out ceremonial awards? No. If we can reduce government size, then we should. And the GG position as the “Queen’s representative” is wholly UK ceremonial, not really relevant to a federal government.
https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/julie-payette-wont-preside-over-2018-governor-generals-history-awards-ceremony
Oh, not sentimental about the crown…. about our history. Like it or not, it is a part of our history, there’s always a part that reflects on one’s history for it has brought us to where we are today. Nothing wrong with honouring the past as we look to the future.