Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Tuesday that Canada will be getting its first Indigenous governor general with the appointment of Inuk leader Mary Simon.

The announcement comes five months after former governor general Julie Payette resigned amid a “scathing” workplace conduct review and as speculation heats up that the federal parties are on the verge of a summer election before the House of Commons returns in the fall.

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