OTTAWA–With less than a month to the royal visit by Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Canada finds itself embroiled in a protocol flap in which Prime Minister Stephen Harper has scolded Governor 
General Michaëlle Jean. It all has to do with Jean referring to herself as Canada's head of state instead of the Queen's representative. Besides touching off a firestorm among monarchists and constitutional experts, the Prime Minister's Office weighed in."Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of Canada and head of state and the governor general represents the Crown in Canada," Harper spokesman Dimitri Soudas told the Toronto Star on Friday, adding "we're fortunate to have a governor general that works hard for Canada." (more)
As representative of the Crown and head of State the governor general carries out responsibilities with a view to promoting Canadian sovereignty and representing Canada abroad and at home.
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