Canada's first Indigenous Governor General speaks out about online abuse toward women
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The first Indigenous Governor General in Canada's history is speaking out about online abuse and hate.
The first Indigenous Governor General in Canada's history is speaking out about online abuse and hate.
It's a topic that's close to Mary Simon: it's something she's going through and has had to make some drastic changes.
History was made in 2021 when Mary Simon became the 30th Governor General. Her Excellency soon discovered that a lot of people out there don't like change.
"When I was installed as Governor General, I became a target. So there was a lot of negative comments that were made towards me as an individual, as a woman, as an Indigenous person," she told CTV National News in a sit-down interview, where she was very candid about this issue.
The hate she has received is so derogatory we can't publish it.
Two years into her post, Her Excellency has had to close the comments section of her social media accounts because the abuse is that bad.
"They use that platform to kind of, you know, degrade me," she says.
