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Whit Grant Fraser CC (born November 26, 1942) is a Canadian journalist, broadcaster, and author who, by virtue of his marriage to Mary Simon, is the 56th and current viceregal consort of Canada. Biography
His Excellency Whit Grant Fraser is the spouse of Mary May Simon, Canada’s first Indigenous governor general and the 30th governor general since Confederation.
Sep 7, 2022 · Whit Fraser, the husband of Governor General Mary Simon, shares his personal and professional journey from covering the Arctic to supporting the head of state. He reflects on the protocol, the people and the surprises of his new role as a viceregal consort.
- Deeply Held Opinions
- A Stark Racial Divide
- The Reporter Becomes The Story
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And opinions? Whit Fraser’s got opinions. In a postscript, Fraser ends his memoir on a dark note, pointing out that northern Canada’s social and health care problems now appear to be as bad as they were 50 years ago. To that end, he calls for massive government action to reverse what he calls a tide of social destruction. “It’s the painful and trag...
And a stark racial divide emerged in the western N.W.T. One symptom was the “angry racist reaction to the growing Indigenous movement” that arose among non-Indigenous people in the western N.W.T. “The concept of Indigenous rights or title to lands based on historic ownership counted for nothing with them,” he said. So the minority Liberal governmen...
In a chapter titled “The Shit Hits the Fan,” Fraser said he threw his pencil down and demanded Berger accept him as a witness. He now describes this as a lapse in editorial judgment and a selfish act that he still feels conflicted about. “Well, I want to tell you right now that I don’t want the pipeline, and I don’t want it because the Indians don’...
Whit Fraser, a former CBC journalist and polar activist, shares his stories, opinions and passions in True North Rising. The book covers his career, his friendships, his love for the north and his concerns for its people.
Dec 22, 2022 · Whit Fraser is a Canadian nonfiction writer who has spent five decades living and working in the North. He shares his personal and professional stories of the people, places and events that shaped the North in his book True North Rising.
Jul 6, 2021 · In 2018, the journalist and author Whit Fraser published a memoir of his life and work in Canada’s North, including his relationship with his wife, the diplomat and Inuk leader Mary Simon,...
Whit Fraser C.C. is a journalist, author and storyteller, and vice-regal consort of Canadian Governor General Mary Simon. His first book, a memoir of his life and work in Arctic communities titled True North Rising, won the 2019 NorthWords Book Prize.
