'Colonial thinking': Inuit criticize backlash to Gov. Gen. Mary Simon’s brand of bilingualism | Unpublished
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'Colonial thinking': Inuit criticize backlash to Gov. Gen. Mary Simon’s brand of bilingualism

May 9, 2026

Inuit are criticizing the prime minister's emphasis on the next governor general's bilingualism. They point out that the outgoing Governor General Mary Simon is also bilingual in English and Inuktitut.



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