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Originally Posted by Thunderball
I'm not totally up on the rules governing the GG, but is it possible for Harper to kick her out and make, say, Don Cherry, the next GG with the tacit understanding to refuse the coalition, or is she a permanent fixture until her term is up?
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That's a good question. According to (sigh) Wikipedia:
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It is traditional that an appointed individual act as the Queen's representative for a minimum of five years, but in truth the viceroy serves at Her Majesty's pleasure, and the Prime Minister may advise the Queen to retain the Governor General's in her service for longer.
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That implies that if the GG serves at "Her Majesty's pleasure", and that the GG's term can be extended beyond the traditional 5 year term, then it should be able to be shortened at "Her Majesty's pleasure" as well. Who the heck knows what pleasures Her Majesty though. Gin maybe? This is an interesting tangent ... I'll see if I can dig up something more reliable than Wiki on it.