No Bible for new Governor General.Ottawa -- Much has been made of Paul Martin's choice of Haitian-born journalist Michaelle Jean, as Canada's new Governor General. After initial qualms over her past Quebec sovereigntist sympathies, the general media consensus seems to be that the PM's gamble has paid off and, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a Toronto Star The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, though its print edition is distributed almost entirely within Ontario. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd., a division of Star Media Group, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation. columnist, "This is a governor general who will be hard to dislike or dismiss" (Chantal Hebert, September 28, 2005). However, on another side of Ms. Jean, Christians may note that she chose not to swear swear v. 1) to declare under oath that one will tell the truth (sometimes "the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth"). Failure to tell the truth, and do so knowingly, is the crime of perjury. the oath oath, vocal affirmation of the truth of one's statements, generally made by appealing to a deity. From the earliest days of human history, calling upon the gods of a community to witness the truth of a statement or the solemnity of a promise has been commonly on the Bible during her installation ceremony. Her aide stated, "She's not going to swear on the Bible because she's not practising herself, so it would show a lack of respect to the people who have faith"! Heritage Department officials stated that no previous governors general had refused the Bible. |
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