Adrienne Clarkson

Former governors general are billing Canadians—and we deserve to know the details

Opinion: Adrienne Clarkson has reportedly received $1.1 million from taxpayers after leaving office. It may be money well spent—but the lack of transparency is a big problem

Trudeau’s (early) valentine to the Aga Khan

In a tribute video presented last fall, the PM credits his friend with making Canada ‘stronger and richer’

Adrienne Clarkson takes the 60-Second Challenge (captions)

The former governor-general takes our rapid-fire challenge (and quotes Tennyson)

Asking authors: Who is your favourite literary character?

Authors at the Literary Review of Canada’s 25th anniversary gala reveal their most beloved literary figures

Adrienne Clarkson takes Maclean’s 60-Second Challenge

The former governor-general takes our rapid-fire challenge (and quotes Tennyson)

What it feels like to be read a bedtime story by Adrienne Clarkson

It’s not every day that a former governor general reads you a bedtime story. But then Adrienne Clarkson loves to delight. Get cozy as the beloved Canadian reads the Maurice Sendak classic Higglety Pigglety Pop!

History, discretion and how to settle an election

What happened after the Saskatchewan election in 1929

Adrienne Clarkson on ‘the anguish of not belonging’

From 2014: Adrienne Clarkson argues that immigrant, not migrant, is the Canadian word

Jules Paivio

Spain honours a Canadian who joined its fight against fascism

Yesterday, under grey skies by the banks of the Ottawa River, Spain fulfilled an old promise to a 94-year-old Canadian.

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A camp counsellor named William Shatner

Holocaust survivor Fred Bild recounts how the future Capt. Kirk taught him English in six weeks

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The voice of the new

Adrienne Clarkson profiles NDP MP Rathika Sitsabaiesan.

Keep calm and carry on

David Johnston keeps calm and carries on

He’s no Adrienne Clarkson or Michaelle Jean, but the Governor General believes a quiet and steady manner suits him, and his job