Never before has a single person held the two most important jobs in the country for so long. In fact, Canada has never had a Governor for so long. The next gap is five months to succeed the former Governor-General Lord Tweedsmuir who died during World War II.

After an external workplace inspection revealed that she had hosted a toxic work environment in Rideau Hall, Payette hurriedly resigned in January. The law stipulates that if the position is vacant, the chief justice must serve as the country’s “chief executive” until the appointment of a new governor.

‘lots of work’

Wagner said: “I am proud to be able to fulfill this constitutional obligation, but yes, yes, it is a difficult job.” “I have tried my best to do it.”

In addition to listening to complete case summaries, including high-profile cases, such as Carbon tax reference, Wagner fulfilled many of the duties of deputy governor-approved more than a dozen bills, and signed 557 orders within your reach.

He welcomed the new ambassador and high commissioner, recognized the head of Canadian diplomatic missions abroad, and awarded dozens of Canadians the Canadian Medal, Meritorious Medal and Sovereign Medal.

He is also nominally responsible for the 125 employees working in the Rideau Hall-he said, these employees “have gone through a very difficult period.”

“It had no effect on the work of the court-it had an effect on my workload-but it had no effect on the work of the court,” Wagner said.

Wagner said that although the nation’s judicial system is facing a serious backlog due to pandemic-related restrictions, the work of the Supreme Court has remained largely unaffected, Wagner said, because it quickly adopted new technology to conduct virtual hearings.

The dual role also puts him in an awkward position: he is both the person responsible for approving the royal approval of the legislation and the Supreme Court judge, and he may eventually hear the legal challenge to the legislation.

Wrote in her autobiography, to be frankWagner’s predecessor and former Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin expressed his dissatisfaction with the signing of the legislation when the then Governor Adriana Clarkson called for sick leave.

In 2005, McLachlin’s mission was to grant royal consent to the same-sex marriage bill, the Civil Marriage Act, which passed parliament after controversial debate.

“It is very common to sign a bill into law as a deputy governor. But it is a sensitive bill and it is likely that it will eventually be submitted to the court,” she wrote.

“In law, there is no problem-I will not sign in my judicial capacity-but not everyone knows such constitutional details. This is a bill I would rather not sign.”

Asked on Thursday whether he would avoid any cases related to legislation he has signed into law, Wagner said he did not think it was necessary because his management duties were mainly ceremonial.

“I have no intention of avoiding myself because I have not given any legal advice or any type of advice,” he said. “When I wear the administrator’s hat, I don’t wear the judge’s hat.”

‘once a day’

If the current minority government conducts a vote of no confidence under his leadership, Wagner may also be in trouble.

If this happens, Wagner may be asked to dissolve the parliament and trigger elections-or he may remove the prime minister and invite opposition parties to form a government.

“This is a hypothesis,” Wagner said. “We will see if this problem arises. I accept it day by day.”

Wagner said today that he has been assured that a permanent replacement will be appointed soon.

Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc and four external advisers hand-picked by the prime minister have been reviewing possible alternatives for months.

LeBron has said that the new governor should be appointed before the end of the month. Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the issue of the appointment of a new governor to the Queen during a meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit.