To paraphrase a particular puppet dog that once enraged Canadian MPs: "Do you hear that? It's the sound of No One Giving A Shit!" Well, apparently some people give a shit. But do people give a shit about them?
Ok, so, Michelle Jean, our Governor General, has recently described herself as the Head of State. Read more about this gaffe in today's Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/708390--head-of-state-c-est-moi-some-are-not-amused
Both the Prime Minister's Office and The Monarchist League (they exist?) scolded the GG. No, the GG is not the Head of State, apparently, the Queen of England is.
From the article:
"It is an attempt to elevate the office into something it is not and never was intended to be and all at the expense of the Queen," said league chair Robert Finch. "The evidence is overwhelming that the governor general is not the head of state ... you don't have to be a constitutional scholar or a legal expert to grasp that concept."
Here is a picture of Mr. Finch. 
