### [2026-06-8](/feed/2026/06/8/index.md)

##### Supreme Court
# Former Supreme Court justice and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour is sworn in as the 31st Governor General of Canada. 




### Sources:

1. [CTV](https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/louise-arbour-becomes-canadas-31st-governor-general/)

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