Most people think that the head of the Canada is the Prime Minister — that’s a common misconception, but it’s wrong. Actually, the head of our government is the PM, but our head of state is technically the Queen (or King, if it happens to be), who is represented over here by the Governor-General.
G-Gs, as they are (sometimes) colloquially known, are appointed by the PM, serve a mostly ceremonial role, and generally do all the boring “figurehead” and symbolic stuff of government.
Fun times.
Currently, our G-G is Michaelle Jean, and here’s what she did on her Monday:
First she gutted it. Then she had the bleeding heart pulled out of its furry, flabby carcass. Finally, she swallowed a slice of the mammal’s oozing organ.
And when it was all over Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean wiped the blood of a freshly slaughtered seal off her crimson-spattered fingertips.
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Hundreds of Inuit at a community festival gathered around as Jean knelt above a pair of carcasses and used a traditional ulu blade to slice the meat off the skin.
After repeated, vigorous slashes through the flesh, the Queen’s representative turned to the woman beside her and asked enthusiastically: “Could I try the heart?”
Within seconds Jean was holding a dripping chunk of seal-ticker, which she tucked into her mouth, swallowed whole, and turned to her daughter to say it tasted good.
Jean grabbed a tissue to wipe her blood-soaked fingers, and explained her gesture. She expressed dismay that anyone would characterize the Inuit’s eons-old, traditional hunting practices as inhumane.
That lady rocks.
(edited to reflect actual proper terminology – see the comments)
Grant Hamilton
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Tina